[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 232.23 # Agnipurana 232.23 Agnipurāṇa 232.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [232.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.232.23) pārṣṇigrāhamupāyaiś ca śamayecca tathā svakaṃ / mitreṇa śatrorucchedaṃ praśaṃsanti purātanāḥ // > One should pacify one's own rearward enemy by means of expedients; / the ancients praise the eradication of an enemy by means of an ally. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 232.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.232.22) - [Next: 232.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.232.24) - [Up: 232](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.232) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.232.23) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.232.23) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.232.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.232.23) · Pramāṇa