Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c13.s2.11

c13.s2.11

His Minister and Priest should encourage the army by saying thus: "It is declared in the Vedas that the destiny which is attained by sacrificers properly performing their sacrifices is the very destiny which lies in store for the brave" (*Vedeshvapyanuśrūyate—'samāptadakshiṇānām yajñānāmavabhritheshu sā te gatir yā śūrāṇām iti'*) [*Ib.*]