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अरि साधारणं यद् वा तिष्ठेत् तद् अरितः शठम् । भेदयेद् भिन्नम् उच्छिन्द्यात् ततः शत्रुम् अनन्तरम् ॥

When a friend is as accessible to the conqueror as to the latter's enemy, the conqueror should first separate that obstinate friend from the enemy, and then destroy him, and afterwards the enemy also.

english translation

Chapter 18

Verse 37