Arthashastra
जन पद एक देशं श्रेणीम् अटवीं वा सहाय उपादान अर्थं संश्रयेत ॥
or a confidential chief officer of the conqueror may solicit help from a portion of the territory (of the enemy), or from a corporation of people (sreni) or from wild tribes.
english translation
jana pada eka dezaM zreNIm aTavIM vA sahAya upAdAna arthaM saMzrayeta ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript