Shanti Parva 139.39
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 139 · Verse 39
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Sanskrit Original
तत्र दाता न हन्तव्यः क्षत्रियेणशेषतः। प्रकाशं वाप्रकाशं वा बुद्दा दोषबलाबलम्॥
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When the person, with whom enmity takes place, happens to be a liberal man, he should never be killed, particularly by a Kshatriya, openly or by hidden means. In such a case, the man's fault should be duly considered.