Persons conversant with the scriptures do not, however, praise this. Nor do they consider this a characteristic of a good king. On the other hand, they say that an enemy should be subdued and restrained like a father subduing and checking a son, without anger and without killing him.
नैतत् प्रशंसन्त्याचार्या न च साधुनिदर्शनम्। अक्रोधेनाविनाशेन नियन्तव्याः स्वपुत्रवत्॥