Arthashastra

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क्षीणाः प्रकृतयो लोभं लुब्धा यान्ति विरागताम् । विरक्ता यान्त्य् अमित्रं वा भर्तारं घ्नन्ति वा स्वयम् ॥

when a people are impoverished, they become greedy; when they are greedy, they become disaffected; when disaffected, they voluntarily go to the side of the enemy or destroy their own master.

english translation

kSINAH prakRtayo lobhaM lubdhA yAnti virAgatAm । viraktA yAnty amitraM vA bhartAraM ghnanti vA svayam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript