Arthashastra
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.
english translation
amitrAd vA sattrI bhedayed enaM "ayaM tvA yoga puruSaM manyamAno bhartary eva vikramayiSyati, avApta artho daNDa cAriNam amitra ATavikeSu kRcchre vA prayAse yokSyati, viputra dAram ante vA vAsayiSyati ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript