Mahabharata 12.65.27
यदा निवर्त्यते पापो दण्डनीत्या महात्मभिःतदा धर्मो न चलते सद्भूतः शाश्वतः परः
yadā nivartyate pāpo daṇḍanītyā mahātmabhiḥtadā dharmo na calate sadbhūtaḥ śāśvataḥ paraḥ
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