OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



3. Svagama ya svayamgantri, yanaga'nyagama smrta ; 

 padatani svaganiani, cany adrathasvagaj again tridha. 



4. Sainyat vina naiva rajyam, na dhanarn, na parakramalL 



5. Balino vasagah sarve durbalasya ca satravah 

 bhavantyalpajanasyapi, nrpasya tu na kim punah* 



6. Sarlrani hi balam, saury abalam, sainyabalam tatha 

 caturthani astrikabalam, pancamam dhibalam smrtam, 

 sastam ayurbalam, tvetairupeto Yisnureva sab. 



7. Na balena vinatyalpam ripum jetum ksamah sada 

 devasuranarastvanyopayairnityam bbavanti hi. 



8. Balam eva ripornityani parajayakarani param 

 tasmat balam abhcdyam tu dharayet yatnato nrpab. 



9. Senabalam tu dvividham, sviyam maitram ca tad dvidlia, 

 maulasadyaskabbedabhyam, sarasaram punardvidha. 



3. It is called self -moving, if it moves itself ; not self -moving 



if it moves on vehicles. Infantry is self -moving ; the 

 not self-moving army moves in three ways, on 

 carriages, horses and elephants. 



4. If there is no army, there is no government, no wealth, 



no power. 



5. All become the subjects even of a man of humble birth if 



he is strong, all his enemies if he is weak ; is this not 

 more so in the case of a king ? 



6. There surely exists physical strength, bravery, likewise 



military strength, the fourth is the strength of weapons, 

 the fifth is called intellectual power, the sixth is vital 

 power ; who is endowed with these is indeed another 

 Visnu. 



7. By force alone are gods, demons and men ever able to 



conquer even a very weak enemy. 



8. An army is truly always the best means for the defeat of 



an enemy, a king should therefore zealously maintain 

 an inconquerable army. 



9. An armed force is of two kinds, it is either one's own, or 



it belongs to an ally ; each with its own classes of 



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