Mahabharata 12.121.39
एवंप्रयोजनश्चैव दण्डः क्षत्रियतां गतःरक्षन्प्रजाः प्रजागर्ति नित्यं सुविहितोऽक्षरः
evaṃprayojanaścaiva daṇḍaḥ kṣatriyatāṃ gataḥrakṣanprajāḥ prajāgarti nityaṃ suvihito'kṣaraḥ
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
Open in the book