[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Matsyapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya) › 103.22 # Matsyapurana 103.22 Matsyapurāṇa 103.22 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [103.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.103.22) kiṃ punā rājadharmeṇa kṣatriyasya viśeṣataḥ tadevaṃ hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā tasmātpāpaṃ na cintayet // > Mârkaṇḍeya said:—"King! hear the duties of an ideal Kṣatriya. It is no sin for a wise man to fight; and for a king there is absolutely no sin to wage war to acquire his kingdom. Do not therefore allow yourself to be carried away by any such feeling that you have committed a sin."—21-22. > — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam - [Previous: 103.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.103.21) - [Next: 103.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.103.23) - [Up: 103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.103) ## Translations (2) - [The Matsya Puranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-taluqdar.103.p12) — A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya~en-mt.103.22) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.103.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.matsya.103.22) · Pramāṇa