Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c22.15

c22.15

avarice, then follows jealousy, and the two entailing waste and decay lead to mutual destruction. (12) They oppress one another through spies, intrigues, and military force, by employing the policy of conciliation, subsidy and division, and by applying other means of decay, waste and danger. (13) The *gaṇas* which form a confederacy are divided by those means ; divided they become indifferent (to the common cause) and ultimately through fear they pass under the control of the enemy. (14) Thus, divided, the *gaṇas* would surely perish : separated, they fall an easy prey to the foe. *Gaṇas*, therefore, should always exert themselves through the system of confederacy.² (15) "Material prosperity is won by the prowess of the confederated army; outsiders also seek the alliance of confederate entities.