न भृत्यानां वृत्तिसंरोधनेन बाह्यं जनं संजिघृक्षेदपूर्वम् । त्यजन्ति ह्येनमुचितावरुद्धाः स्निग्धा ह्यमात्याः परिहीनभोगाः॥५-३७-२१॥
One should not seek to win new outside supporters by curtailing the livelihood of one’s own servants. For trusted ministers, deprived of their due and customary enjoyments, indeed abandon such a ruler.
english translation
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