Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/abhisatyakarma/6/19

मध्य स्थायिनि लब्धे न अन्त स्थायिनः संहन्यन्ते ॥

sanskrit

for when a friend occupying middle rank among combined kings is secured, friends, occupying the extreme ranks cannot keep the union.

english translation

madhya sthAyini labdhe na anta sthAyinaH saMhanyante ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/abhisatyakarma/6/19

मध्य स्थायिनि लब्धे न अन्त स्थायिनः संहन्यन्ते ॥

sanskrit

for when a friend occupying middle rank among combined kings is secured, friends, occupying the extreme ranks cannot keep the union.

english translation

madhya sthAyini labdhe na anta sthAyinaH saMhanyante ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript