[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.110.21 # Garudapurana 1.110.21 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.110.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.110.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.110.21) upakāragṛhītena śatruṇā śatrumuddharet / pādalagnaṃ karasthena kaṇṭakenaiva kaṇṭakam // > One should extract an enemy by means of an enemy won over by service, / just as one extracts a thorn stuck in the foot by means of a thorn held in the hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.110.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.110.20) - [Next: 1.110.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.110.22) - [Up: 1.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.110) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.110.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Rājanītiśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.gnomic.niti.rajanitisastra.3.16) — Cāṇakya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.110.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.110.21) · Pramāṇa