Arthashastra

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भूमीनाम् आत्त साराणां मूल वर्जं प्रणामनम् । उच्छिन्न संधिस् तत्र इष्टः पर व्यसन काङ्क्षिणः ॥

sanskrit

When with the exception of the capital, the whole of the territory, impoverished by exploitation of its resources is ceded, it is termed uchchhinnasandhi, „peace cut off from profit,‟ and is of advantage to one who desires to involve the enemy in troubles.

english translation

bhUmInAm Atta sArANAM mUla varjaM praNAmanam । ucchinna saMdhis tatra iSTaH para vyasana kAGkSiNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/3/33

भूमीनाम् आत्त साराणां मूल वर्जं प्रणामनम् । उच्छिन्न संधिस् तत्र इष्टः पर व्यसन काङ्क्षिणः ॥

sanskrit

When with the exception of the capital, the whole of the territory, impoverished by exploitation of its resources is ceded, it is termed uchchhinnasandhi, „peace cut off from profit,‟ and is of advantage to one who desires to involve the enemy in troubles.

english translation

bhUmInAm Atta sArANAM mUla varjaM praNAmanam । ucchinna saMdhis tatra iSTaH para vyasana kAGkSiNaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript