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Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.6.13

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 7.6.13

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Sanskrit

7.6.13

vyasanatvarāvamānālasyayuktam ajñaṃ vā śatrum atisaṃdhātukāmo deśakālakāryāṇām anavasthāpanāt "saṃhitau svaḥ" iti saṃdhiviśvāsena paracchidram āsādya prahared ity aparipaṇitaḥ //

When, in order to destroy an enemy who has fallen into troubles and who is hasty, indolent, and not foresighted, an agreement of peace with no terms of time, space, or work is made with an enemy merely for mutual peace, and when under cover of such an agreement, the enemy is caught hold of at his weak points and is struck, it is termed peace with no definite terms (aparipanita). With regard to this there is a saying as follows:--

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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