दमः शमः क्षमा धर्मो धृतिः सत्यं पराक्रमः। पार्थिवाणां गुणा राजन् दण्डश्चाप्यपकारिषु॥
damaḥ śamaḥ kṣamā dharmo dhṛtiḥ satyaṃ parākramaḥ| pārthivāṇāṃ guṇā rājan daṇḍaścāpyapakāriṣu||
English Meaning
Punishment, control of passions, forgiveness, piety, firmness, truth, prowess and suppression of the wicked-these all are the royal virtues.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)