Arthashastra
एवं बल समुद्दानं पर सैन्य निवारणम् । विभवेन स्व सैन्यानां कुर्याद् अङ्ग विकल्पशः ॥
Thusconsidering the strength of the constituents of one‟s own quadripartite army, one should recruit men to it so as to oppose an enemy‟s army successfully.
english translation
evaM bala samuddAnaM para sainya nivAraNam । vibhavena sva sainyAnAM kuryAd aGga vikalpazaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript