They are mild, O you of Kuru's race, to them that are inild, and fierce like snakes of dreadful poison to them who are fierce. Endured with great energy, those high-souled ones are always devoted to the well-being of the people.
मन्दा मृदुषु कौरव्य तीक्ष्णेष्वाशीविषोपमाः॥ वीर्यवन्तो महात्मानः पौराणां च हिते रताः।