Having got the allotted period of life, O king, with such difficulty, one should not diminish it. On other hand, man should always try, by righteous deeds, for his gradual advancement.
आयुर्न सुलभं लब्वा नावकर्षेद् विशाम्पते। उत्कर्षार्थं प्रयतेत नरः पुण्येन कर्मणा॥