Shanti Parva 140.32
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 140 · Verse 32
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Sanskrit Original
भीतवत् संविधातव्यं यावद् भयमनागतम्। आगतं तु भयं दृष्ट्वा प्रहर्तव्यमभीतवत्॥
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As long as the cause of fear does not actually arrive, the king should make all his arrangements like a person filled with fear. When, however, the cause of fear arrives, he should smite fearlessly.