Arthashastra

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अवश्यं हि शक्यं साम आदिभिर् वश्यं कर्तुम्, न इतरत् कार्य व्यासक्तं प्रतिसंहर्तुम् ॥

an unsubmissive standing army is better as it can be made submissive by conciliation and other strategic means; but it is not so easy to collect in time scattered troops as they are engaged in their individual avocations.

english translation

avazyaM hi zakyaM sAma Adibhir vazyaM kartum, na itarat kArya vyAsaktaM pratisaMhartum ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript