| 31. Having regard
to thine own duty also, thou oughtst not to waver. For, to a Kshatriya there
is nothing more wholesome than a lawful battle.Having regard also to the
fact that fighting is a Kshatriyas duty, you ought not to swerve from that
duly, which is natural to a Kshatriyafrom that which is natural to you (i.e.
becoming the caste and the order to which you belong). This fighting is
a supreme duty, not opposed to Law, since it is conducivee, through conquest
of dominion, to the interests of Law and popular wellbeing ; and to a Kshatriya
nothing else is more wholesome than such a lawful battle. And why also should
the battle be fought ? The Lord says: |
