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संहित प्रयाणे मित्र हिरण्य भूमि लाभानाम् उत्तर उत्तरो लाभः श्रेयान् ॥

OF the three gains, the acquisition of a friend, of gold, and of territory, accruing from the march of combined powers, that which is mentioned later is better than the one previously mentioned.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/9/2

मित्र हिरण्ये हि भूमि लाभाद् भवतः, मित्रं हिरण्य लाभात् ॥

for friends and gold can be acquired by means of territory; of the two gains, that of a friend and of gold, each can be a means to acquire the other.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/9/3

यो वा लाभः सिद्धः शेषयोर् अन्यतरं साधयति ॥

Agreement under the condition, "let us acquire a friend, etc.," is termed even peace; when one acquires a friend and the other.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/9/4

"त्वं च अहं च मित्रं लभावहे" इत्य् एवं आदिध् सम संधिः ॥

makes an enemy, etc., it is termed uneven peace; and when one gains more than the other, it is deception.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/9/5

"त्वं मित्रम्" इत्य् एवं आदिर् विषम संधिः ॥

"You are a friend" is thus the beginning of the odd conjunction.

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Chapter 9

Verses 6-10