Arthashastra
लुब्धं क्षीणं वा तपस्वि मुख्य अवस्थापना पूर्वं दानेन साधयेत् ॥
Or a king who is greedy or who has lost his men may be won over by giving gifts through the medium of ascetics and chiefs who have been previously kept with him for the purpose.
english translation
lubdhaM kSINaM vA tapasvi mukhya avasthApanA pUrvaM dAnena sAdhayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript