A king should subjugate his enemies and all who seek to assert their superiority, and he should properly rule and protect his subjects. One should ignite his sacred fires and pour libations on them in various sacrifices, and retiring into the woods in either his middle or old age, should live there.
राज्ञा जेतव्याः : शत्रवश्चोन्नताश्च सम्यक् कर्तव्यं पालनं च प्रजानाम्। रन्त्ये मध्ये वा वनमाश्रित्य स्थेयम्॥