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अमित्राद् वा सत्त्री भेदयेद् एनं "अयं त्वा योग पुरुषं मन्यमानो भर्तर्य् एव विक्रमयिष्यति, अवाप्त अर्थो दण्ड चारिणम् अमित्र आटविकेषु कृच्छ्रे वा प्रयासे योक्ष्यति, विपुत्र दारम् अन्ते वा वासयिष्यति ॥

or a spy may prevent him from combining with an enemy by saying: "This enemy makes a cat's-paw of you and causes you to fall upon your own lord; When his aim is realised, he makes you to lead an army against enemies or wild tribes, or to sojourn in a troublesome place; or he causes you to reside at a frontier station far from the company of your sons and wife.

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