Therefore, in dealing with robbers, it is necessary that they should not be destroyed outright. They should be gradually brought under the king's sway. The king should never treat them cruelly, thinking that he is more powerful than they.
तस्मात् सशेषं कर्तव्यं स्वाधीनमपि दस्युभिः। न बलस्थोऽहमस्मीति नृशंसानि समाचरेत्॥