If the king does not care the Vaishyas, they become lost to him, and leaving his dominions retire into the woods. The king should, therefore, treat them leniently.
उपेक्षिता हि नश्येयुर्गोमिनोऽरण्यवासिनः। तस्मात् तेषु विशेषेण मृदुपूर्वं समाचरेत्॥