Arthashastra

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अरि मित्रेण मित्रं च पुरस्ताद् अवघट्टयेत् । मित्र मित्रम् अरेश् च अपि मित्र मित्रेण वारयेत् ॥

he should also keep his frontal enemy's friend engaged in war with his own friend; and with the help of his friend's friend, he should avert the attack, threatened by the friend of his enemy's friend.

english translation

ari mitreNa mitraM ca purastAd avaghaTTayet । mitra mitram arez ca api mitra mitreNa vArayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript