Mahabharata 12.73.7
ततः पृथिव्या गोप्तारं क्षत्रियं दण्डधारिणम्द्वितीयं वर्णमकरोत्प्रजानामनुगुप्तये
tataḥ pṛthivyā goptāraṃ kṣatriyaṃ daṇḍadhāriṇamdvitīyaṃ varṇamakarotprajānāmanuguptaye
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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