Shanti Parva 87.36
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 87 · Verse 36
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Sanskrit Original
उपेक्षिता हि नश्येयुर्गोमिनोऽरण्यवासिनः। तस्मात् तेषु विशेषेण मृदुपूर्वं समाचरेत्॥
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If the king does not care the Vaishyas, they become lost to him, and leaving his dominions retire into the woods. The king should, therefore, treat them leniently.