Arthashastra
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न इति कौटिल्यः ॥
No, says Kautilya,
english translation
na iti kauTilyaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रभाववान् उत्साहवन्तं राजानं प्रभावेन अतिसंधत्ते तद् विशिष्टम् अन्यं राजानम् आवाह्य भृत्वा क्रीत्वा प्रवीर पुरुषान् ॥
A powerful monarch overcomes an energetic king through his own superior might; he does so by summoning , hiring, or purchasing another distinguished king and heroic warriors.
english translation
prabhAvavAn utsAhavantaM rAjAnaM prabhAvena atisaMdhatte tad viziSTam anyaM rAjAnam AvAhya bhRtvA krItvA pravIra puruSAn ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रभूत प्रभाव हय हस्ति रथ उपकरण सम्पन्नश् च अस्य दण्डः सर्वत्र अप्रतिहतश् चरति ॥
he can make his enthusiastic army of horses, elephants, chariots, and others to move anywhere without obstruction.
english translation
prabhUta prabhAva haya hasti ratha upakaraNa sampannaz ca asya daNDaH sarvatra apratihataz carati ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptउत्साहवतश् च प्रभाववन्तो जित्वा क्रीत्वा च स्त्रियो बालाः पङ्गवो अन्धाश् च पृथिवीं जिग्युर् इति ॥
Powerful kings, whether women, young men, lame or blind
english translation
utsAhavataz ca prabhAvavanto jitvA krItvA ca striyo bAlAH paGgavo andhAz ca pRthivIM jigyur iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript"प्रभाव मन्त्रयोः प्रभावः श्रेयान् ॥
Between might and counsel, might is superior.
english translation
"prabhAva mantrayoH prabhAvaH zreyAn ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript