Arthashastra
ततो नैमितित्क मौहूर्तिक व्यञ्जनाः शान्तिं प्रायश् चित्तं ब्रूयुः "अन्यथा महद् अकुशलं राज्ञो देशस्य च" इति ॥
Then spies, disguised as sooth-sayers and astrologers may prescribe auspicious and expiatory rites to avert the evil consequences which would otherwise overtake the king and his country.
english translation
tato naimititka mauhUrtika vyaJjanAH zAntiM prAyaz cittaM brUyuH "anyathA mahad akuzalaM rAjJo dezasya ca" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript