एकं विषरसं हन्ति शस्त्रेणैकश्च वध्यते |
सराष्ट्रं सप्रजं हन्ति राजानं मंत्रविप्लव: ||

Ekam visharasam hanti shastrenaikashcha badhyate ।
Sarashtram saprajam hanti rajanam mantraviplavah ॥

Poison kills but one person at a time while a weapon can destroy many more. Incorrect decisions by the king or by his ministers, by contrast, can destroy the entire nation and its citizens.