Mahabharata 12.159.12

आख्यातव्यं नृपस्यैतत्पृच्छतोऽपृच्छतोऽपि वान तस्मै धारयेद्दण्डं राजा धर्मेण धर्मवित्

ākhyātavyaṃ nṛpasyaitatpṛcchato'pṛcchato'pi vāna tasmai dhārayeddaṇḍaṃ rājā dharmeṇa dharmavit

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.