Arthashastra

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कार्य सिद्धौ तु कृत अर्थाज् ज्यायसो गूढः स अपदेशम् अपस्रवेत् । अशुचेः शुचि वृत्तात् तु प्रतीक्षेत आ विसर्जनात् ॥

Till his discharge, the good conduct of an ally of usually bad character should be closely scrutinised either by suddenly coming out at a critical time from a covert position (sattra) to examine his conduct, or by having his wife as a pledge for his good conduct.

english translation

kArya siddhau tu kRta arthAj jyAyaso gUDhaH sa apadezam apasravet । azuceH zuci vRttAt tu pratIkSeta A visarjanAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript