Gopalacampu 1.13.19

1.13.19

[13] te ca procuḥ-sarvato' py atiguṇavantau bhavantau khalv asmākaṃ sārau rāja-kumārau | rāja-nīti-rītiś caivam eva yad rāja-kulam eva vriyate puraskriyate ca | mṛgayāyāṃ mṛga-tāḍanavan na punar anyena svayam agra-gaṇyena bhūyate | yadi tat kulaṃ parama-vīryākulaṃ bhavati, tadā tu kim uta? tatra cāgrajatayā bhavataḥ sadāpāgryato nāgryāyate | tasmād yady asmad-icchā-pūraṇāya bhavator icchā saṅgacchate, tadā nānyad anumanyatām |

And they replied: 'You two, being far superior in every virtue, are truly our precious princes! And this is the way of royal conduct: that the royal house alone is chosen and honoured. Just as when hunting, a beast is struck [by the king], another does not make himself foremost. If that family is filled with supreme prowess, what more need be said? And there, because of your eldership, your primacy is never surpassed. Therefore, if your desire concurs with the fulfilling of our desire, let nothing else be approved!'