Righteousness is called Dharma, because it helps the acquisition and preservation of wealth. The sages, O king, have declared that the Dharma restrains and limits all evils acts of men.
धनात् स्त्रवति धर्मो हि धारणाद् वेति निश्चयः। अकार्याणां मनुष्येन्द्र स सीमान्तकरः स्मृतः॥