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ON THE ARMY ORGANISATION 



22. Padatibahukm sainyani madhyasvani tu gajalpakam 



tatha vrsostrasamanyani rakset nagadhikam na hi. 45 



23. Savayassaravesauca sastrastram tu prthak satam 

 laghunalikayuktanam padatmam satatrayam ; 



24. Asityasvan ratham eaikam fyrhannaiadvayam tatha, 

 ustran dasa gajau dvau tu sakatau sodasarsabhan ; 



25. Tatha lekhakasatkam hi mantritritayam eva ca, 50 

 dharayet nrpatih samyak vatsare laksakarsabhak. 140 



22. He should keep an army with many foot-soldiers, with a 

 moderate number of horses, but with few elephants ; 

 likewise with a small number of bulls and camels, 

 but not with many elephants. 



23. A prince, who gets a lac of karsas a year, should maintain 



well with weapons and missiles respectively one hundred 

 men, 300 foot-soldiers with small firearms, who are (all) 

 equal in age, strength and dress ; 



24. eighty horses and one chariot ; likewise two big guns ; ten 



camels, two elephants, two waggons and sixteen bulls ; 



25. likewise also six clerks and certainly three ministers. 



wo See LllavatI, si. 2-4. 



2. Varatakanam dasakadvayam yat sa kakinl tasca panascatasrah. 



te sodasa dramma ihavagamyo drammaistatha sodasabhisca niekah. 



3. Tulya yavabhyain kathitatra gunja vallaistriguujo dharanam ca 



te'stau 



gadyanakastaddvayam indratulyairvallaistathaikc- dhatakah pra- 

 distah. 



4. Dasardhagunjam pravadanti masam ma^ahvayaissodasabhisca karsah 



karsaiscaturbhisca palam tula tacchatam suvarnasya suvarnasafi- 

 j nam. 



That is 20 Vardtalcas are 1 Kakinl, 4 Kdlcims 1 Pan a, 16 Tanas I Dramma, 

 16 Drammas 1 Niska. 2 Yavas are 1 Gunja, 3 Gunjas 1 Valla, 

 8 Vallas 1 Dharana, 2 Tharanas 1 Gadyanaka and 14 Vallas 

 1 Dhataka. Further 10| Gunjas are 1 Masa, 16 Rlagas 1 Karen, 

 4 Kargas 1 Tula, 100 Palas 1 Tula and a Tula is equal to a Swarm, 



