A king should keep his eyes fixed on virtue and walk in the path of piety and thus increase his fame. A virtuous man like me, who know what are his duties, should not act so meanly as you ask me to do.
धर्म्य मार्ग यतमानो यशस्यं कुर्यानृपो धर्ममवेक्षमाणः। न मद्विधो धर्मबुद्धिः प्रजानन् कुर्यादेवं कृपणं मां यथाऽऽत्थ॥