Bhishma said By taking riches from his own kingdom as also from the kingdoms of his enemies, the king should, replenish his treasury. Religious merit springs from the treasury, O son of Kunti, and it is through the treasury that the roots of his kingdom extend.
भीष्म उवाच स्वराष्ट्रात् परराष्ट्राच्च कोशं संजनयेन्नृपः। कोशाद्धि धर्मः कौन्तेय राज्यमूलं च वर्धते॥