Arthashastra
तं चेत् संघो निगृह्णीयात्, राजा एनम् उपगृह्य विगुणेषु विक्रमयेत् ॥
If the corporation punishes the chief, the conqueror may take the side of the corporation and set it against wicked persons.
english translation
taM cet saMgho nigRhNIyAt, rAjA enam upagRhya viguNeSu vikramayet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript