Well, not late in terms of when the
words were written--two millennia ago!
यस्मिन् देशे य आचारो व्यवहारः कुलस्थितिः ।
तथैव परिपाल्योऽसौ यदा वशमुपागतः ॥
- याज्ञवल्क्य
When a king conquers another state, he must rule that state as per the laws and customs prevailing in that state. He must uphold the dignity of the families in that state. He must ensure that business runs as usual.
- Yajnavalkya
BTW, a note on
Yajnavalkya:
Yajnavalkya was one of the greatest sages ever known. His precepts as contained in the Upanishads (the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad) stand foremost as the crest-jewel of the highest teachings on knowledge of Brahman[1]. Most of the Hindu Laws today are based on the Yajnavalkya Smriti.
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