The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Sanatsujātīyam

p. 218

p. 218

उताहो धर्मः प्रतिहन्ति पापम् ॥ २२ ॥

In plain words

Or is it dharma that strikes sin down?

Close to the Sanskrit

Or rather, does dharma strike down sin?