A king should protect the ladies of his seraglio. If these fall into the hands to the enemy, he should not show any mercy. As long as he can, he should never surrender his own self to the enemy.
अवरोधान् जुगुप्सेत का सपत्नधने दया। न त्वेवात्मा प्रदातव्यः शक्ये सति कथंचन॥