Arthashastra

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जात व्यसन प्रकृति रन्ध्रो वा ज्यायान् हीनं बल समेन लाभेन पणेत ॥

When a king of superior power falls into troubles owing to the weakness of the elements of his sovereignty, and requests of an inferior king the help of the latter's army in return for the payment of a share in the profit proportionally equal to the strength of the army supplied.

english translation

jAta vyasana prakRti randhro vA jyAyAn hInaM bala samena lAbhena paNeta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript