Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/15/9

सहाय अभावे दुर्गम् आश्रयेत यत्र अमित्रः प्रभूत सैन्यो अपि भक्त यवस इन्धन उदक उपरोधं न कुर्यात् स्वयं च क्षय व्ययाभ्यां युज्येत ॥

sanskrit

In the absence of any such help, he should seek shelter inside a fort in which his enemy with a large army can offer no obstruction to the supply of food-stuff, grass, firewood and water, but would sustain a heavy loss of men and money.

english translation

sahAya abhAve durgam Azrayeta yatra amitraH prabhUta sainyo api bhakta yavasa indhana udaka uparodhaM na kuryAt svayaM ca kSaya vyayAbhyAM yujyeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/15/9

सहाय अभावे दुर्गम् आश्रयेत यत्र अमित्रः प्रभूत सैन्यो अपि भक्त यवस इन्धन उदक उपरोधं न कुर्यात् स्वयं च क्षय व्ययाभ्यां युज्येत ॥

sanskrit

In the absence of any such help, he should seek shelter inside a fort in which his enemy with a large army can offer no obstruction to the supply of food-stuff, grass, firewood and water, but would sustain a heavy loss of men and money.

english translation

sahAya abhAve durgam Azrayeta yatra amitraH prabhUta sainyo api bhakta yavasa indhana udaka uparodhaM na kuryAt svayaM ca kSaya vyayAbhyAM yujyeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript