War in Ancient India c11.24

c11.24

“The killing of a harmful foe is always praiseworthy. If he be powerful, if he be escaping, if he be a great warrior, one should watch for the hour of his disaster, and then kill him without any scruple. O, son, if the enemy be weak, still he should not be scorned. A spark of fire can consume a forest if it can spread from object to object.