Manusmriti

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साम्ना दानेन भेदेन समस्तैरथ वा पृथक् । विजेतुं प्रयतेतारीन्न युद्धेन कदा चन ॥ १९८ ॥

sanskrit

He should (however) try to conquer his foes by conciliation, by (well-applied) gifts, and by creating dissension, used either separately or conjointly, never by fighting, (if it can be avoided.)

english translation

sAmnA dAnena bhedena samastairatha vA pRthak | vijetuM prayatetArInna yuddhena kadA cana || 198 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript