Arthashastra

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पार्ष्णि ग्राहयोर् अपि यः शक्य आरम्भ बल उपादान अधिकः स्थित शत्रुः पार्श्व स्थायी वा सो अतिसंधत्ते ॥

When the assailable enemy is capable of retaliation and when the assailant's rear-enemy, capable of augmenting his army and other resources, has entrenched himself on one of the assailant's flanks, then the rear-enemy gains more advantages.

english translation

pArSNi grAhayor api yaH zakya Arambha bala upAdAna adhikaH sthita zatruH pArzva sthAyI vA so atisaMdhatte ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript