Arthashastra

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परस्य च एते बोद्धव्यास् तादृशैर् एव तादृशाः । चार संचारिणः संस्था गूढाश् च गूढ संज्ञिताः ॥

sanskrit

Spies set up by foreign kings shall also be found out by local spies; spies by spies of like profession. It is the institutes of espionage, secret or avowed, that set spies in motion.

english translation

parasya ca ete boddhavyAs tAdRzair eva tAdRzAH । cAra saMcAriNaH saMsthA gUDhAz ca gUDha saMjJitAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/vinayadhikarika/12/24

परस्य च एते बोद्धव्यास् तादृशैर् एव तादृशाः । चार संचारिणः संस्था गूढाश् च गूढ संज्ञिताः ॥

sanskrit

Spies set up by foreign kings shall also be found out by local spies; spies by spies of like profession. It is the institutes of espionage, secret or avowed, that set spies in motion.

english translation

parasya ca ete boddhavyAs tAdRzair eva tAdRzAH । cAra saMcAriNaH saMsthA gUDhAz ca gUDha saMjJitAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript