यस्तु राजा स्थितोऽधर्मे मित्राणामुपकारिणाम्। मिथ्या प्रतिज्ञां कुरुते को नृशंसतरस्ततः॥
yastu rājā sthito'dharme mitrāṇāmupakāriṇām| mithyā pratijñāṃ kurute ko nṛśaṃsatarastataḥ||
English Meaning
And who is more wicked than that king who, rooted in unrighteousness, makes false promises to friends intent upon his welfare?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)