Mahābhārata (Karṇa Parva 8.49.50; Śānti Parva 12.110.11)Anushtubh
धारणाद्धर्ममित्याहु र्धर्मो धारयति प्रजाः । यत्स्याद्धारणसंयुक्तं स धर्म इति निश्चयः ॥
One that sustains is called dharma. It sustains people. Whatever is characterized by the capacity to sustain, that is certainly Dharma.
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