Mahabharata · Mahabharata / Manusmriti
धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः
dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ
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“Dharma protects those who protect it.”
मूल Original
धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः
Sanskrit, in its own script.
उच्चारण How it sounds
dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ
Read it aloud — IAST transliteration.
अर्थ What it means
Dharma protects those who protect it.
A thought about justice.
स्रोत Where it comes from
Vyasa (Mahabharata / Manusmriti)
Vyasa's vast epic of a family at war, and what dharma asks of us.
Public domain · Ancient / pre-1960 text
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