धारणात् धर्म इत्याहुः धर्मो धारयति प्रजाः । यत्स्याद्धारणसंयुक्तं स धर्म इति निश्चयः ॥
धारणात्from holding together / sustaining
धर्मःdharma / righteousness
इतिthus
आहुःthey say
धारयतिsustains / holds
प्रजाःthe people / subjects
यत्whatever / that which
स्यात्may be
धारणholding together / sustaining
संयुक्तम्endowed with / joined to
सःthat
धर्मःis dharma
इतिthus / so
निश्चयःcertainty / conclusion
That which holds together is called dharma. Dharma sustains the people. Whatever has the power to unite, that is assuredly dharma.
dharmaunity