First he treats the Brahmanas with contempt and his elders, O slayer of Madhu, and then his servants who are attached to him and these are the signs if a defeat.
ब्राह्मणान् प्रथमं द्वेष्टि गुरूंश्च मधुसूदन। भृत्यान् भक्तिमतश्चापि तत् पराभवलक्षणम्॥