Arthashastra

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ताः पञ्चभिर् अमात्य जन पद दुर्ग कोश दण्ड प्रकृतिभिर् एक एकशः सम्युक्ता मण्डलम् अष्टादशकं भवति ॥

Strength is of three kinds: power of deliberation is intellectual strength; the possession of a prosperous treasury and a strong army is the strength of sovereignty; and martial power is physical strength.

english translation

tAH paJcabhir amAtya jana pada durga koza daNDa prakRtibhir eka ekazaH samyuktA maNDalam aSTAdazakaM bhavati ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript