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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.50

నైనో రాజ్ఞ: ప్రజాభర్తుర్ధర్మయుద్ధే వధో ద్విషామ్ । ఇతి మే న తు బోధాయ కల్పతే శాసనం వచ: ॥ ౫౦ ॥
naino rājṣaḥ prajā-bhartur
[naino raajshah prajaa-bhartur]
dharma-yuddhe vadho dviṣām
[dharma-yuddhe vadho dvishaam]
iti me na tu bodhāya
[iti me na tu bodhaaya]
kalpate śāsanaṁ vacaḥ
[kalpate shaasanam vachah]
Word-for-word
na — never enaḥ — sins rājṣaḥ — of the king prajā-bhartuḥ — of one who is engaged in the maintenance of the citizens dharma — for the right cause yuddhe — in the fight vadhaḥ — killing dviṣām — of the enemies iti — all these me — for me na — never tu — but bodhāya — for satisfaction kalpate — they are meant for administration śāsanam — injunction vacaḥ — words of.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
naino rājṣaḥ prajā-bhartur
na
never
dharma-yuddhe vadho dviṣām
iti me na tu bodhāya
enaḥ
sins
rājṣaḥ
of the king
prajā-bhartuḥ
of one who is engaged in the maintenance of the citizens
dharma
for the right cause
yuddhe
in the fight
kalpate śāsanaṁ vacaḥ
vadhaḥ
killing
dviṣām
of the enemies
iti
all these
me
for me
na
never
tu
but
bodhāya
for satisfaction
kalpate
they are meant for administration
śāsanam
injunction
vacaḥ
words of.
There is no sin for a king who kills for the right cause, who is engaged in maintaining his citizens. But this injunction is not applicable to me.
Purport

Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira thought that although he was not actually involved in the administration of the kingdom, which was being carried on well by Duryodhana without harm to the citizens, he caused the killing of so many living beings only for his personal gain of the kingdom from the hands of Duryodhana. The killing was committed not in the course of administration but for the sake of self-aggrandizement, and as such he thought himself responsible for all the sins.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
There is no sin for the king who kills the enemy in a righteous war, protecting the citizens. This rule does not apply to me.
Commentary

Killing the enemy is not a sin. This rule does not apply, since it is an instruction for one who is protecting the people. One is permitted to kill those who are killing one’s citizens. Since Duryodhana was protecting the citizens, I have committed sins, since I have killed only out of greed for a kingdom.

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