Mahabharata 5.34.72
हिंसा बलमसाधूनां राज्ञां दण्डविधिर्बलम्शुश्रूषा तु बलं स्त्रीणां क्षमा गुणवतां बलम्
hiṃsā balamasādhūnāṃ rājñāṃ daṇḍavidhirbalamśuśrūṣā tu balaṃ strīṇāṃ kṣamā guṇavatāṃ balam
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
Open in the book