Mahabharata 12.15.5

राजदण्डभयादेके पापाः पापं न कुर्वतेयमदण्डभयादेके परलोकभयादपि

rājadaṇḍabhayādeke pāpāḥ pāpaṃ na kurvateyamadaṇḍabhayādeke paralokabhayādapi

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