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न इति कौटिल्यः ॥
No, says Kautilya.
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सर्वत्र अनुप्रणतः कुलैडक इव निराशो जीविते वसति ॥
he who bows down to all like a crab on the banks (of a river) lives in despair.
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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.
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तद् विशिष्टं तु राजानम् आश्रितो दुर्गम् अविषह्यं वा चेष्टेत ॥
Hence, a weak king should either seek the protection of a powerful king or maintain himself in an impregnable fort.
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त्रयो अभियोक्तारो धर्म लोभ असुर विजयिन इति ॥
Invaders are of three kinds: a just conqueror, a demon-like conqueror, and a greedy conqueror.
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