OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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1 6 . Samairniyuddhakusalairvya jamairnatibhistatha 

 vardhayet bahuyuddarthani bhojyaih sarirakani balam. 



17. Mrgayabhistu vyaghranam sastrastrabhyasatah sada 

 vardbayet surasarhyogat samyak sauryabalam nrpah. 



18. Senabalara subhrtya tu tapobhyasaistathastrikam 35 

 vardbayet sastracaturasamyogat dhibalam sada. 



19. Satkriyabhiscirasthayi nityam raj yam bbavet yatha, 

 svagotre tu tatba kuryat tat ayurbalam ucyate ; 

 yavat gotre raj yam asti tavat eva sa jivati. 



20. Caturgunam bi padatam asvato dbarayet sada, 40 

 pancamamsanstu vrsabban astaitisarlsca kramelakan ; 



21. Gaturtbaiiisan gajan ustrat, gajardbafisca ratbanstatba 

 ratbat tu dvigunam raja brbannalikam eva ca. 



16. One sbould increase the physical strength for pugilistic 



combats by diet and by athletic exercises and wrestling 

 with equals and with those who are experts in close 

 fighting. 



17. A king should always well encourage bravery by tiger-hunts, 



by practice with weapons and arms and through 

 association with brave men. 



18. He should keep up his military strength by good pay, but 



the strength of his weapons by penance and practice ; 

 and his intellectual power by having always intercourse 

 with wise persons. 



19. That his kingdom may always be long lasting in his family, 



he should effect by good deeds, this is called vital 

 power ; as long as the kingdom remains in his family, 

 he lives indeed. 



20. A kins: should always maintain four times as many foot- Proportion 



° J of different 



soldiers as horses, for every five horses one bull, for arm8 to 



every eight horses one camel ; each other. 



21. for every four camels one elephant, for every two elephants 



one chariot, for every chariot two big guns. 139 



139 See pp. 170-172. The proportion of the different parts to each other is 

 represented by 5 chariots, 10 elephants, 40 camels, 64 hulls, 320 horses, and 

 1,280 men. 



