O Krishna, it has been said that the duty of the Kshatriya is to bring others under his sway by displaying his own prowess, and then to treat them in the way he likes.
क्षत्रियस्यैतदेवाहुर्धर्म्य कृष्णोपजीवनम्। विक्रम्य वशमानीय कामतो यत् समाचरेत्॥