आतॊ वा यदि वा दृप्तः परेषां शरणं गतः। अरिः प्राणान्परित्यज्य रक्षितव्यः कृतात्मना॥
ātò vā yadi vā dṛptaḥ pareṣāṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ| ariḥ prāṇānparityajya rakṣitavyaḥ kṛtātmanā||
English Meaning
If an enemy, proud or terrified, seek shelter in affright, he should be saved by a great man even at the risk of his own life.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)