Arthashastra
प्रसार वीवधच् छेदान् मुष्टि सस्य वधाद् अपि । वमनाद् गूढ घाताच् च जायते प्रकृति क्षयः ॥
By the destruction of trade, agricultural produce, and standing crops, by causing the people to run away, and by slaying their leaders in secret, the country will be denuded of its people.
english translation
prasAra vIvadhac chedAn muSTi sasya vadhAd api । vamanAd gUDha ghAtAc ca jAyate prakRti kSayaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript