Ramayana
नृशंसमनृशंसं वा प्रजारक्षणकारणात् । पातकं वा सदोषं वा कर्तव्यं रक्षता सदा ॥ १-२५-१८
- Whether cruel or kind, sinful or wrong whatever contributes to the protection of the subjects, should be done by the righteous (king). - ॥ 1-25-18॥
english translation
nRzaMsamanRzaMsaM vA prajArakSaNakAraNAt । pAtakaM vA sadoSaM vA kartavyaM rakSatA sadA ॥ 1-25-18
hk transliteration by Sanscript