The king or the prince, by refusing to wipe the tears of persons who come to him from hopes of relief, commits the sin of foeticide. By abstaining from speech one acquire wisdom.
आशया ह्यभिपन्नानामकृत्वाचप्रमार्जनम्। राजा वा राजपुत्रो वा भ्रूणहत्यैव युज्यते॥