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ON THE ARMY ORGANISATION 



124. Balam yasya tu sambhinnam manak api J ayah kutah 

 satroh svasyapi senaya ato bhedam vicintayet. 



125. Yatha hi satrusenaya bhedo'vasyain bhavet tatha, 250 

 kautilyena pradanena drak kuryat nrpatih sada. 



126. Sevayatyantaprabalam natya carim prasadhayet 

 prabalam manadanabhyam yuddliairhlnabalam tatha. 



127. Maitrya jayet samabalam bhedaih sarvan vasam nayet, 

 satrusamsadhanopayo nanyah subalabhedatah. 255 



128. Tavat paro nitiman syat yavat subalavan svayam 

 mitram tavat ca bhavati pustagneh pavano yatha. 



129. Tyaktam ripubalam dharyam na samuhasamipatah 

 prthak niyojayet prak va yuddhartham kalpayet ca tat. 



124. How can be victory to him, whose army is even a little 



discontented ? he should therefore always investigate 

 the discontent which exists in his army and in that of his 

 enemy. 



125. That discontent should necessarily prevail among the hostile 



army, a king should always speedily endeavour by 

 deceitful means and bribes. 



126. One should propitiate an overpowerful enemy by submis- Behavio 



sion, a powerful one by demonstration of respect and ^my. 8 

 by presents, and a weak one (one should subdue) by 

 fighting. 



127. He should win over an equal in strength by friendship ; 



by divisions he should subdue all. There is no other 

 means of subduing an enemy than by (spreading) 

 discontent among his strong army. 



128. As long as an enemy is powerful he is able to govern, and 



so long he is a friend ; as the wind is (a friend) of the 

 strong fire. 



129. The hostile army which has deserted to the king must be 



protected, but not kept near his own army ; he should 

 place it separately or arrange it in front for fighting. 



