Arthashastra

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दूष्य महा मात्र पुत्रम् आत्म संभावितं वा सत्त्री "राज पुत्रस् त्वम्, शत्रु भयाद् इह न्यस्तो असि" इत्य् उपजपेत् ॥

A spy may flatter to the vanity of a seditious minister's son, of gentle manners and dignified conduct by telling him "Though thou art the king's son, thou art kept here in fear of enemies."

english translation

dUSya mahA mAtra putram Atma saMbhAvitaM vA sattrI "rAja putras tvam, zatru bhayAd iha nyasto asi" ity upajapet ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript