राजमूलो हि धर्मश्च यशश्च जयतां वर। तस्मात् सर्वास्ववस्थासु रक्षितव्या नराधिपाः॥
rājamūlo hi dharmaśca yaśaśca jayatāṃ vara| tasmāt sarvāsvavasthāsu rakṣitavyā narādhipāḥ||
English Meaning
O you the best of conquerors, the king is the root of virtue and fame to the subjects; he should therefore be always protected by them.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)