The king should never do such an injury to his enemy as would remain in the latter's heart. Nor should he afflict him with wordy darts and arrows. If the opportunity comes, he should strike him, without letting it slip. In this way, O king of the gods, should a king, desirous of killing his foes, treat them.
न शल्यं वा घटयति न वाचा कुरुते व्रणम्॥ प्राप्ते न प्रहरेत् काले न च संवर्तते पुनः। हन्तुकामस्य देवेन्द्र पुरुषस्य रिपून् प्रति॥