Arthashastra

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लगु समुत्थम् अल्पं मित्रं कार्य कालं न अतिपातयति दौर्बल्याच् च यथा इष्ट भोग्यं भवति, न इतरत् प्रकृष्ट भौमम् ॥

sanskrit

for such a friend will not, in virtue of his ready preparations, be behind the opportune moment of work, and can, in virtue of his weakness in power, be used in any way the conqueror may like; but not so the other of vast territorial power.

english translation

lagu samuttham alpaM mitraM kArya kAlaM na atipAtayati daurbalyAc ca yathA iSTa bhogyaM bhavati, na itarat prakRSTa bhaumam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/9/21

लगु समुत्थम् अल्पं मित्रं कार्य कालं न अतिपातयति दौर्बल्याच् च यथा इष्ट भोग्यं भवति, न इतरत् प्रकृष्ट भौमम् ॥

sanskrit

for such a friend will not, in virtue of his ready preparations, be behind the opportune moment of work, and can, in virtue of his weakness in power, be used in any way the conqueror may like; but not so the other of vast territorial power.

english translation

lagu samuttham alpaM mitraM kArya kAlaM na atipAtayati daurbalyAc ca yathA iSTa bhogyaM bhavati, na itarat prakRSTa bhaumam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript