“When, O sire, giving up their respective duties, all the castes take up arms against the king, then, of course, the power of the king suffers decrease. How would the king then become the protector and refuge of the people? Remove this doubt of mine, O king, by speaking to me fully." Bhishma said
युधिष्ठिर उवाच अथ तात यदा सर्वाः शस्त्रमाददते प्रजाः। व्युत्नामन्ति स्वधर्मेभ्यः क्षत्रस्य क्षीयते बलम्॥ राजा त्राता तु लोकस्य कथं च स्यात् परायणम्। एतन्मे संशयं ब्रूहि विस्तरेण नराधिप॥