Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/abhisatyakarma/7/19

हीन शक्तिम् उत्साह्य निवृत्तिर् अनर्थो निरनुबन्धः ॥

sanskrit

Withdrawal after encouraging or setting a king of poor resources (against another) is "harm productive of nothing."

english translation

hIna zaktim utsAhya nivRttir anartho niranubandhaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/abhisatyakarma/7/19

हीन शक्तिम् उत्साह्य निवृत्तिर् अनर्थो निरनुबन्धः ॥

sanskrit

Withdrawal after encouraging or setting a king of poor resources (against another) is "harm productive of nothing."

english translation

hIna zaktim utsAhya nivRttir anartho niranubandhaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript