Arthashastra
युध्यमानश् च अल्प सैन्यः समुद्रम् इव अप्लवो अवगाहमानः सीदति ॥
whoever goes with his small army to fight perishes like a man attempting to cross the sea without a boat.
english translation
yudhyamAnaz ca alpa sainyaH samudram iva aplavo avagAhamAnaH sIdati ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript