Mahabharata 12.15.3
धर्मं संरक्षते दण्डस्तथैवार्थं नराधिपकामं संरक्षते दण्डस्त्रिवर्गो दण्ड उच्यते
dharmaṃ saṃrakṣate daṇḍastathaivārthaṃ narādhipakāmaṃ saṃrakṣate daṇḍastrivargo daṇḍa ucyate
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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