नीत्या सुनीतया राजा धर्म रक्षति रक्षिता। यदा न पालयेद्राजा क्षिप्रं नश्यन्ति वै प्रजाः॥
nītyā sunītayā rājā dharma rakṣati rakṣitā| yadā na pālayedrājā kṣipraṃ naśyanti vai prajāḥ||
English Meaning
By administering the laws properly the king protects piety. Without his shelter the subjects meet with destruction.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)