Arthashastra
मित्राणि वा अस्य ब्रूयात् "अहं वः सेतुः, मयि विभिन्ने सर्वान् एष वो राजा प्लावयिष्यति, सम्भूय वा अस्य यात्रां विहनाम" इति ॥
Or one should say to his allies: "I am your protector, like a dike; if I am destroyed, this king will overwhelm you all. Therefore, let us unite to obstruct his military expedition."
english translation
mitrANi vA asya brUyAt "ahaM vaH setuH, mayi vibhinne sarvAn eSa vo rAjA plAvayiSyati, sambhUya vA asya yAtrAM vihanAma" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript