Arthashastra

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अपूर्वस्य संधेः स अनुबन्धैः साम आदिभिः पर्येषणं सम हीन ज्यायसां च यथा बलम् अवस्थापनम् अकृत चिकीर्षा ॥

When, by making use of conciliation and other forms of stratagem and the like, a new agreement of peace is made and the rights of equal, inferior, and superior powers concerned in the agreement are defined according to their respective positions, it is termed an agreement of peace with no specific end (other than self-preservation).

english translation

apUrvasya saMdheH sa anubandhaiH sAma AdibhiH paryeSaNaM sama hIna jyAyasAM ca yathA balam avasthApanam akRta cikIrSA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript