War is not necessary, O chief among kings; listen to the dissuasion of your well wishers; sure destruction stares the Kshatriyas in the face in case of fight.
अलं युद्धेन राजेन्द्र सुहृदां शृणु वारणम्। ध्रुवं विनाशो युद्धे हि क्षत्रियाणां प्रदृश्यते॥