उद्विजन्ते यथा सनिरादनृतवादिनः! धर्मः सत्यपरो लोके मूलं सर्वस्य चोच्यते॥
udvijante yathā sanirādanṛtavādinaḥ! dharmaḥ satyaparo loke mūlaṃ sarvasya cocyate||
English Meaning
Untruthful persons harass people as much as serpents. In this world virtue, which is said to be the root of everything, is itself established in truth.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)