Arthashastra

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"स्वाम्य् अमात्य जन पद दुर्ग कोश दण्ड मित्र व्यसनानां पूर्वं पूर्वं गरीयः" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥

My teacher says that of the calamities, viz., the king in distress, the minister in distress, the people in distress, distress due to bad fortifications, financial distress, the army in distress, and an ally in distress,--that which is first mentioned is more serious than the one, coming later in the order of enumeration.

english translation

"svAmy amAtya jana pada durga koza daNDa mitra vyasanAnAM pUrvaM pUrvaM garIyaH" ity AcAryAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript