Mahabharata 12.121.38
प्राणाश्च सर्वभूतानां नित्यमन्ने प्रतिष्ठिताःतस्मात्प्रजाः प्रतिष्ठन्ते दण्डो जागर्ति तासु च
prāṇāśca sarvabhūtānāṃ nityamanne pratiṣṭhitāḥtasmātprajāḥ pratiṣṭhante daṇḍo jāgarti tāsu ca
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
Open in the book