Arthashastra

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व्यसन उपघात त्वरितो वा कोश दण्डाभ्यां देशे काले कार्ये वा अवधृतं संधिम् उपेयात् ॥

sanskrit

He who is in troubles and is apprehensive of an attack from his enemy, should, on the condition of supplying the enemy with army and money, make peace with the enemy on definite terms with reference to place, time, and work.

english translation

vyasana upaghAta tvarito vA koza daNDAbhyAM deze kAle kArye vA avadhRtaM saMdhim upeyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/14/12

व्यसन उपघात त्वरितो वा कोश दण्डाभ्यां देशे काले कार्ये वा अवधृतं संधिम् उपेयात् ॥

sanskrit

He who is in troubles and is apprehensive of an attack from his enemy, should, on the condition of supplying the enemy with army and money, make peace with the enemy on definite terms with reference to place, time, and work.

english translation

vyasana upaghAta tvarito vA koza daNDAbhyAM deze kAle kArye vA avadhRtaM saMdhim upeyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript