Saving others from injuries, defending himself against wounds and injuries and showing forgiveness to women and the pious, a Kshatriya soon obtains the (rule of the) earth, as also religious merit, fame and prosperity.
क्षतत्राता क्षताज्जीवन क्षन्ता स्त्रीष्वपि साधुषु। क्षत्रियः क्षितिमाप्नोति क्षिप्रं धर्मं यशः श्रियः॥