Arthashastra

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/3/15

व्यसन यौगपद्ये अपि "गुरु व्यसनो अस्मि, लघु व्यसनः परः सुखेन प्रतिकृत्य व्यसनम् आत्मनो अभियुञ्ज्याद्" इति पश्येज् ज्यायान् अपि संधीयेत ॥

sanskrit

When one of the two kings at war with each other and equally involved in trouble finds his own troubles to be greater than his enemy's, and thinks that by getting rid of his (enemy's) trouble his enemy can successful wage war with him, then he should, though possessing greater resources, sue for peace.

english translation

vyasana yaugapadye api "guru vyasano asmi, laghu vyasanaH paraH sukhena pratikRtya vyasanam Atmano abhiyuJjyAd" iti pazyej jyAyAn api saMdhIyeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/3/15

व्यसन यौगपद्ये अपि "गुरु व्यसनो अस्मि, लघु व्यसनः परः सुखेन प्रतिकृत्य व्यसनम् आत्मनो अभियुञ्ज्याद्" इति पश्येज् ज्यायान् अपि संधीयेत ॥

sanskrit

When one of the two kings at war with each other and equally involved in trouble finds his own troubles to be greater than his enemy's, and thinks that by getting rid of his (enemy's) trouble his enemy can successful wage war with him, then he should, though possessing greater resources, sue for peace.

english translation

vyasana yaugapadye api "guru vyasano asmi, laghu vyasanaH paraH sukhena pratikRtya vyasanam Atmano abhiyuJjyAd" iti pazyej jyAyAn api saMdhIyeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript