Arthashastra

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एवं भूतो वा समः सामन्त आयत्त कार्यः कर्तव्य बलो वा बल समाद् विशिष्टेन लाभेन पणेत ॥

When a king who is under troubles, who has his works at the mercy of his neighbouring kings, and who has yet to make an army, requests of another king of equal power the help of the latter's army in return for the payment of a share in the profit greater than the strength of the army supplied deserves,

english translation

evaM bhUto vA samaH sAmanta Ayatta kAryaH kartavya balo vA bala samAd viziSTena lAbhena paNeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript