War in Ancient India c12.13

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tioned. He who performs even an undesirable and insurmountable task, out of devotion and love, is a puruṣottama, the best among men. Entrusted with a certain mission, he who does not act so as to enlist the love and affection of the king but does it in his own way, is a madhyamanara, the middling person; and that man who, though ordained, does not carry it out in the proper manner, is a puruṣādhama, the lowest among men.