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# Skandapurana 1.4.12.59

Skandapurāṇa 1.4.12.59

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.4.12.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.4.12.59)

asmadvākyena yo mukto jīvannapi mṛto hi saḥ..  
śatruṃ ye ghnaṃti samare na te vīrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ.. 14.59 ..

> He who is released on our word is indeed dead even while living. / Those who kill an enemy in battle are not proclaimed heroes;  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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