Shanti Parva 102.25
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 102 · Verse 25
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Sanskrit Original
तेषां सान्त्वं क्रूरमिश्रं प्रणेतव्यं पुनः पुनः। सम्पीड्यमाना हि पर्योगमायान्ति सर्वतः॥
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A king should, therefore, at all times, use the means of conciliation, accompanied with hard measures. When people are assailed by enemies they always display a tendency to come to terms.