Manusmriti

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सप्तानां प्रकृतीनां तु राज्यस्यासां यथाक्रमम् । पूर्वं पूर्वं गुरुतरं जानीयाद् व्यसनं महत् ॥ २९५ ॥

sanskrit

But let him know (that) among these seven constituent parts of a kingdom (which have been enumerated) in due order, each earlier (named) is more important and (its destruction) the greater calamity.

english translation

saptAnAM prakRtInAM tu rAjyasyAsAM yathAkramam | pUrvaM pUrvaM gurutaraM jAnIyAd vyasanaM mahat || 295 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript