OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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118. Asiksitam asaram ca sadyaskam tulavacca tat, 

 yuddham vina'nyakaryesu yojayet matiman sada. 



119. Yikartum yatate'lpo'pi prapte pranatyaye'nisam 

 na punah kimtu balavan vikarakaranaksamah. 



120. Apibahubalo'suro na sthatum ksamate rane 240 

 kim alpasadhano'surah sthatum sakto'rina samam ? 



121. Susiddhalpabalassuro vijetum ksamate ripum, 

 mahasusiddhabalayuk surah kim na vijesyati. 



122. Maulasiksitasarena gaccliet raja rane ripum 

 pranatyaye'pi maulam na svaminam tyaktum icchati. 245 



123. Vagdandaparusenaiva bhrtihrasena bhititah 

 nityam pravasayasabhyam bhedo'vasyam prajayate. 



118. An undisciplined and inefficient line is (weak) like cotton ; 



a wise man should always apply it to all other purposes 

 but fighting. 



119. A weak person, if he is in danger of his life, tries always 



to fight, how much more a strong one, who is able 

 to attack ? 



120. A coward though he has a very strong army cannot stand 



in the battle-field, how can a coward with small support 

 stand in a battle ? 



121. A hero who has a small but well-disciplined army is able 



to conquer the enemy ; (if so) will not a hero with a 

 strong well-provided army conquer ? 



122. A king should go to battle against an enemy with an 



efficient and disciplined reserve, the reserve does not wish 

 to leave his master even when in danger of death. 



123. Discontent arises necessarily from severe reprimands and 



severe punishments, from fear, from reductions of pay, 

 from always sojourning abroad and from fatigues. 



