Arthashastra

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स्वामिनो दोषेण गतो गुणेन आगतः परस्य गुणेन गतो दोषेण आगत इति कारणाद् गत आगतः संधेयः ॥

He who runs away owing to his master's fault and returns in consideration of (his master's) good nature, or he who runs away attracted by the good nature of his master's enemy and returns finding fault with the enemy is to be reconciled as he had reason to run away and to return.

english translation

svAmino doSeNa gato guNena AgataH parasya guNena gato doSeNa Agata iti kAraNAd gata AgataH saMdheyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript