मध्यमं त्व् अनुगृह्णतोर् यो मध्यमं मित्रं मित्रतरं वा अनुगृह्णाति सो अतिसंधत्ते ॥
Whoever of the two, the conqueror and his enemy, who may happen to have a friend in the same Madhyama king, helps a Madhyama king of true or truer friendship overreaches the other; for, by helping a true friend, he enriches himself, while the other incurs loss of men and money and the difficulties of sojourning abroad.
मध्यमं त्व् अनुगृह्णतोर् यो मध्यमं मित्रं मित्रतरं वा अनुगृह्णाति सो अतिसंधत्ते ॥
Whoever of the two, the conqueror and his enemy, who may happen to have a friend in the same Madhyama king, helps a Madhyama king of true or truer friendship overreaches the other; for, by helping a true friend, he enriches himself, while the other incurs loss of men and money and the difficulties of sojourning abroad.