Shanti Parva 98.38
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 98 · Verse 38
mahabharataved-vyasshanti-parva
Sanskrit Original
वृद्धबालौ न हन्तव्यौ न च स्त्री नैव पृष्ठतः॥ तृणपूर्णमुखश्चैव तवास्मीति च यो वदेत्।
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The aged and the children should not be killed; nor a woman nor one who is flying away; nor one that holds a straw in his lips (sign of unconditional surrender); nor one who says—I am yours.