Arthashastra
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अन्याय वृत्तिर् निविष्टम् अप्य् उत्थापयेत् ॥
and when it is easy to drive out a man of unrighteous character from the colony in which he has firmly established himself.
english translation
anyAya vRttir niviSTam apy utthApayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस कथम् अनिविष्टं निवेशयेत् ॥
none can expect that a man of unrighteous character would be capable of colonizing a tract of waste land and keeping it secure.
english translation
sa katham aniviSTaM nivezayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतेन व्यसनी व्याख्यातः ॥
the same fact explains the fate of such a colonizer as is addicted to evil ways.
english translation
tena vyasanI vyAkhyAtaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदैव प्रमाणो मानुष हीनो निरारम्भो विपन्न कर्म आरम्भो वा अवसीदति ॥
whoever, trusting to fate and putting no reliance on manliness, withdraws himself from energetic work, will perish without undertaking anything or without achieving anything from his undertakings.
english translation
daiva pramANo mAnuSa hIno nirArambho vipanna karma Arambho vA avasIdati ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयत् किंचन कारी न किंचिद् आसादयति ॥
and whoever is indiscreet in his actions will achieve nothing.
english translation
yat kiMcana kArI na kiMcid AsAdayati ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript