Verse 32·VR 4.18.32
शसनात् वा अपि मोक्षात् वा स्तेनः पापात् प्रमुच्यते | राजा तु अशासन् पापस्य तद् आप्नोति किल्बिषम् || ४-१८-३२
aaryeNa mama maandhaatraa vyasanam ghoram iipsitam |shramaNena kR^ite paape yathaa paapam kR^itam tvayaa || 4-18-33
Translation
" 'Either by punishment or by clemency a thief will be absolved from sin, but the king who does not impose proper punishment will derive the blot of that sin.' So says the other verse of Manu. [4-18-32]
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Rama's Elucidation of Dharma to Vali
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