Arthashastra

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मित्र उपकारम् अमित्र उपघातम् अर्थ अनुबन्धम् अवेक्षमाणः पूर्व उपकारकं कारयितु कामो भूयस् तदात्वे महान्तं लाभम् उत्सृज्य आयत्याम् अल्पम् इच्छेत् ॥

sanskrit

When a king has in view the necessity of helping a friend or of destroying an enemy, or the possibility of acquiring much wealth (in return for the present help) or when he intends to utilize in future the services of the one now obliged by him, he may reject the offer of large profit at the present in preference of a small gain in future.

english translation

mitra upakAram amitra upaghAtam artha anubandham avekSamANaH pUrva upakArakaM kArayitu kAmo bhUyas tadAtve mahAntaM lAbham utsRjya AyatyAm alpam icchet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/8/6

मित्र उपकारम् अमित्र उपघातम् अर्थ अनुबन्धम् अवेक्षमाणः पूर्व उपकारकं कारयितु कामो भूयस् तदात्वे महान्तं लाभम् उत्सृज्य आयत्याम् अल्पम् इच्छेत् ॥

sanskrit

When a king has in view the necessity of helping a friend or of destroying an enemy, or the possibility of acquiring much wealth (in return for the present help) or when he intends to utilize in future the services of the one now obliged by him, he may reject the offer of large profit at the present in preference of a small gain in future.

english translation

mitra upakAram amitra upaghAtam artha anubandham avekSamANaH pUrva upakArakaM kArayitu kAmo bhUyas tadAtve mahAntaM lAbham utsRjya AyatyAm alpam icchet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript