Verse 11·VR 1.7.11

कोशसंग्रहणे युक्ता बलस्य च परिग्रहे | अहितं चापि पुरुषं न हिंस्युरविदूषकम् || १-७-११

brahma kShatram ahiMsantaH te kosham samapuurayan | sutiikShNa daNDaaH saMprekShya puruShasya balaabalam || 1-7-13

Translation

In collections to their treasury and to militarise their armies they are dutiful, even an unfriendly person will not be tortured, if he were not really blameworthy. [1-7-11]

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koshasamgrahaNe yuktaaH

dutiful in collecting treasury

balasya cha parigrahe

militarising of armies, also

ahitam cha api \t\t\tpuruSam

even unfriendly person also

aviduuShakam

not \t\t\treally blameworthy

na himsyuH

do not, torture.

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