Shiva Purana

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क्षत्रियस्य रणे श्रेयो मरणं सन्मुखे सदा ।। न वीरमानिनो भूमौ दीनस्येव कृतांजलिः ।। ३५ ।।

sanskrit

For a Kṣatriya, death while fighting face to face with the enemy is commendable rather than joining the palms in reverence like a man in humble condition professing to be valorous.

english translation

kSatriyasya raNe zreyo maraNaM sanmukhe sadA || na vIramAnino bhUmau dInasyeva kRtAMjaliH || 35 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript