Arthashastra

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यस्या हि भूमेर् बहु दुर्गाश् चोर गणैर् म्लेच्छ अटवीभिर् वा नित्य अविरहिताः प्रत्यन्ताः सा नित्य अमित्रा, विपर्यये त्व् अनित्य अमित्रा ॥

That land, on the border of which there are a number of forts giving shelter to bands of thieves, Mlechchhas, and wild tribes is a land with a constant enemy; and that which is of reverse character is one with a temporary enemy.

english translation

yasyA hi bhUmer bahu durgAz cora gaNair mleccha aTavIbhir vA nitya avirahitAH pratyantAH sA nitya amitrA, viparyaye tv anitya amitrA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript