O king, a Kshatriya cannot acquire those regions of blessedness which he can by fair fight, whether (that fight) ends in victory or defeat.
न तथा तपसा राजैल्लोकान् प्राप्नोति क्षत्रियः। यथा सृष्टेन युद्धेन विजयेनेतरेण वा॥