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नृणां साधारणो धर्मः सविशेषश्च यादृशः ।
श्रेणीनां राजर्षीणां च धर्मः कृच्छ्रेषु जीवताम् ॥ १८ ॥
 
nrnam sadharano dharmah
savisesas ca yadrsah
sreninam rajarsinam ca
dharmah krcchresu jivatam
nrnam-of human society; sadharanah-general; dharmah-religious affiliation; sa-visesah-specific; ca-also; yadrsah-as they are; sreninam-of the particular three classes; rajarsinam-of the saintly royal order; ca-also; dharmah-occupational duty; krcchresu-in the matter of distressed conditions; jivatam-of the living beings.