The king should never appropriate the riches confiscated from thieves and others awaiting execution. The kine captured from the enemy by force should be given away to the Brahmanas so that they may drink their milk. The bulls taken from the enemy should be engaged in agricultural work or returned to the enemy. It is laid down that a king should fight with a king. One who is not a king should never strike a king.
न तु वध्यधनं तिष्ठेत् पिबेयुर्ब्राह्मणाः पयः। युजीरन्नप्यनडुहः क्षन्तव्यं वा तदा भवेत्॥ राज्ञा राजैव योद्धव्यस्तथा धर्मो विधीयते। नान्यो राजानमभ्यस्येदराजन्यः कथञ्चन॥