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सर्वेषाम् आसन्नाः सत्त्रिणः संघानां परस्पर न्यङ्ग द्वेष वैर कलह स्थानान्य् उपलभ्य क्रम अभिनीतं भेदम् उपचारयेयुः "असौ त्वा विजल्पति" इति ॥

Spies, gaining access to all these corporations and finding out jealousy, hatred and other causes of quarrel among them, should sow the seeds of a well-planned dissension among them, and tell one of them: "This man decries you."

english translation

एवम् उभयतो बद्ध रोषाणां विद्या शिल्प द्यूत वैहारिकेष्व् आचार्य व्यञ्जना बाल कलहान् उत्पादयेयुः ॥

Spies, under the guise of teachers (áchárya) should cause childish embroils among those of mutual enmity on occasions of disputations about certain points of science, arts, gambling or sports.

english translation

वेश शौण्डिकेषु वा प्रतिलोम प्रशंसाभिः संघ मुख्य मनुष्याणां तीक्ष्णाः कलहान् उत्पादयेयुः, कृत्य पक्ष उपग्रहेण वा ॥

Fiery spies may occasion quarrel among the leaders of corporations by praising inferior leaders in taverns and theatres.

english translation

कुमारकान् विशिष्टच् छिन्दिकया हीनच् छिन्दिकान् उत्साहयेयुः ॥

or pretending to be friends, they may excite ambition in the minds of princes by praising their high birth, though they (the princes) are low-born

english translation

विशिष्टानां च एक पात्रं विवाहं वा हीनेभ्यो वारयेयुः ॥

they may prevent the superiors from interdining and intermarriage with others.

english translation