Arthashastra

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तत् कुलीन अपरुद्धाभ्यां भूमिं वा तस्य हारयेत् । यथा वा अनुग्रह अपेक्षं वश्यं तिष्ठेत् तथा चरेत् ॥

Or the conqueror may employ a scion of the friend's family or an imprisoned prince to seize his lands; or the conqueror may so act that his friend, desirous of further help, may continue to be obedient.

english translation

tat kulIna aparuddhAbhyAM bhUmiM vA tasya hArayet । yathA vA anugraha apekSaM vazyaM tiSThet tathA caret ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript