He should also gain over the spies of his enemies, but destroy them fully when opportunity presents itself. Like the peacocks the king should destroy his powerful and angry foes of crooked policy, and kill their force and drive them away from home. The king should also like the peacocks do what is good to him, and gather wisdom from all sides as they collect insects even from the forest.
प्रणयेद् वापि तां भूमि प्रणश्येद् गहने पुनः। हन्यात्क्रुद्धानतिविषांस्तान् जिह्मगतयोऽहितान्॥ नाशयेद् बलबर्हाणि संनिवासान् निवासयेत्। सदा बर्हिनिभः कामं प्रशस्तं कृतमाचरेत्। सर्वतश्चाददेत् प्रज्ञा पतङ्गं गहनेष्विव॥