धारणात् धर्म इत्याहुः धर्मों धारयति प्रजाः ।
यः स्यात् धारणसंयुक्तः स धर्म इति निश्चयः ।।

dhāraṇāt dharma ityāhuḥ dharmoṃ dhārayati prajāḥ ।
yaḥ syāt dhāraṇasaṃyuktaḥ sa dharma iti nishchayah ।।

That which holds together, unites and removes separation that is called dharma. Such dharma holds the society together. That which has the capacity to unite the entire society is most definitely dharma.