Ramayana

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शासनाद्वाऽपिमोक्षाद्वा स्तेनः स्तेयाद्विमुच्यते | राजात्वशासन्पापस्य तदवाप्नोति किल्बिषम् || ४-१८-३२

sanskrit

'Either by punishment or by clemency a thief will be absolved from sin, but the king who does not impose proper punishment will derive the blot of that sin. [4-18-32]

english translation

zAsanAdvA'pimokSAdvA stenaH steyAdvimucyate | rAjAtvazAsanpApasya tadavApnoti kilbiSam || 4-18-32

hk transliteration