दण्ड एव परो लोके पुरुषस्येति मे मतिः। धिक्क्षमामकृतज्ञेषु सान्त्वं दानमथापि वा॥
daṇḍa eva paro loke puruṣasyeti me matiḥ| dhikkṣamāmakṛtajñeṣu sāntvaṃ dānamathāpi vā||
English Meaning
In respect of the ingrate even chastisement is supreme in this world, this is my conviction. Down with forbearance, or moderation, or gift!
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)