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विगृहीतश् चेत् "पर प्रकृतयो लुब्ध क्षीण अपचरिता विग्रह उद्विग्ना वा मां न उपगच्छन्ति" इति पश्येज् ज्यायान् अपि संधीयेत, विग्रह उद्वेगं वा शमयेत् ॥

When a king at war with another finds that greedy, impoverished, and oppressed as are the subjects of his enemy, still they do not come to his side in consequence of the troubles of war, then he should, though of superior power, make peace with his enemy or remove the troubles of war as far as possible.

english translation

vigRhItaz cet "para prakRtayo lubdha kSINa apacaritA vigraha udvignA vA mAM na upagacchanti" iti pazyej jyAyAn api saMdhIyeta, vigraha udvegaM vA zamayet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript