Verse 7·VR 4.18.7

ताम् पालयति धर्मात्मा भरतः सत्यवान् ऋजुः | धर्म काम अर्थ तत्त्वज्ञो निग्रह अनुग्रहे रतः || ४-१८-७

nayaH ca vinayaH ca ubhau yasmin satyam ca susthitam |vikramaH ca yathaa dR^iShTaH sa raajaa desha kaalavit || 4-18-8

Translation

"He who is virtue-souled, truth-abiding, plain-speaking, and the knower of the import of probity, pleasures, and prosperity, and the one who is concerned in controlling or condoning his subjects, that Bharata is the ruler of earth. [4-18-7]

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