Arthashastra

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संहितश् चेत् "पर प्रकृतयो लुब्ध क्षीण अपचरिताः प्रत्यादान भयाद् वा न उपगच्छन्ति" इति पश्येद्द् हीनो अपि विगृह्णीयात् ॥

When a king in peace with another finds that greedy, .impoverished, and oppressed as are the subjects of his ally, they do not yet immigrate into his own territory lest they might be called back by their master, then he should, though of inferior power, proclaim war against his ally.

english translation

saMhitaz cet "para prakRtayo lubdha kSINa apacaritAH pratyAdAna bhayAd vA na upagacchanti" iti pazyedd hIno api vigRhNIyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript