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All SubhashitamsManusmriti

धर्म एव हतो हन्ति

Manusmriti8.15; also Mahabharata Vana Parva 3.313.128, Anushasana Parva 13.145.2Anushtubh

धर्म एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः । तस्माद्धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत् ॥

Dharma destroyed destroys in return; dharma protected protects in return. Therefore dharma must not be destroyed, lest dharma destroyed destroy us.

dharmaprotectionrighteousness

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