Arthashastra

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न उपकुर्याद् अमित्रं वा गच्छेद् यद् अतिकर्शितम् । तद् अहीनम् अवृद्धं च स्थापयेन् मित्रम् अर्थवित् ॥

sanskrit

The conqueror should never help his friend when the latter is more and more deteriorating; a politician should so keep his friend that the latter neither deteriorates nor grows in power.

english translation

na upakuryAd amitraM vA gacched yad atikarzitam । tad ahInam avRddhaM ca sthApayen mitram arthavit ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/18/34

न उपकुर्याद् अमित्रं वा गच्छेद् यद् अतिकर्शितम् । तद् अहीनम् अवृद्धं च स्थापयेन् मित्रम् अर्थवित् ॥

sanskrit

The conqueror should never help his friend when the latter is more and more deteriorating; a politician should so keep his friend that the latter neither deteriorates nor grows in power.

english translation

na upakuryAd amitraM vA gacched yad atikarzitam । tad ahInam avRddhaM ca sthApayen mitram arthavit ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript