Arthashastra

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तयोर् अलब्ध लाभ अपगमने यस्य अमित्रो महतो लाभाद् वियुक्तः क्षय व्यय अधिको वा स पार्ष्णि ग्राहो अतिसंधत्ते ॥

When the conqueror and his enemy in their attack against the rear of an enemy mean to enforce the payment of what is not due to them, he whose enemy has lost considerable profits and has sustained a great loss of men and money gains more advantages.

english translation

tayor alabdha lAbha apagamane yasya amitro mahato lAbhAd viyuktaH kSaya vyaya adhiko vA sa pArSNi grAho atisaMdhatte ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript