If the king happens to be sinful, his subjects, for his oppressions, meet with destruction. The king is the root of threefold objects, i.e., Virtue, Wealth, and Pleasure. He should protect his subject carefully.
अधर्मज्ञस्य विलयं प्रजा गच्छन्ति निग्रहात्। राजा मूलं त्रिवर्गस्य स्वप्रमत्तोऽनुपालयेत्॥