Mahabharata 12.308.138
परतन्त्रः सदा राजा स्वल्पे सोऽपि प्रसज्जतेसंधिविग्रहयोगे च कुतो राज्ञः स्वतन्त्रता
paratantraḥ sadā rājā svalpe so'pi prasajjatesaṃdhivigrahayoge ca kuto rājñaḥ svatantratā
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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