Gifts, study, and sacrifices, yield prosperity to kings. Therefore, a king who desires to obtain religious merit should engage in battle.
एवं हि क्षत्रबन्धूनां मार्गमाहुः प्रधानतः। तस्माद् राज्ञा विशेषेण योद्धव्यं धर्ममीप्सता।।१८