The king, who is shorn of exertion, even if endued with intelligence, is always defeated by foes like a snake that is shorn of poison.
उत्थानहीनो राजा हि बुद्धिमानपि नित्यशः। प्रधर्षणीयः शत्रूणां भुजङ्ग इव निर्विषः॥