You have simply observed the duties of your own order. Why then, O son of Pandu, do you indulge in such grief? The king should kill those that deserve death, make gifts to persons deserving of charity, and protect his subjects according to the sacred laws.
स्वधर्मे वर्तमानस्त्वं किं नु शोचसि पाण्डव। राजा हि हन्याद् दद्याच्च प्रजा रक्षेच्च धर्मतः॥