The king always depends on others. He enjoys a very small share of all he is supposed to possess, and to that small share he is compelled to be attached. In the matter also of peace and war, the king is not independent?
परतन्त्रः सदा राजा स्वल्पेष्वपि प्रसज्जते। संधिविग्रहयोगे च कुतो राज्ञः स्वतन्त्रता॥