OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS, 



1 87. Ballyasi pranamatam kale vikramatam api 

 sampado na visarpanti pratipam iva ninmagah. 



188. Raja na gaccliet visvasam sandhito' pi hi buddhiman 

 adrohasamayam krtva vrtram indrah pura'vadhit. 153 



189. Apanno' bhyudayakanksi pidyamanah parena va 

 desakalabalopetah prarabheta ca vigraham. 



190. Prahmabalamitram tu durgastham hyantaragatam 

 atyantavisayasaktam prajadravyapaharakam ; 

 bhinnamantribalam raja pidayet parivestayan. 



191. Vigrahah sa ca vijneyo hyanyasca kalakah smrtah. 



192. Bally asatyalpabalab stirena na ca vigraham 

 kuryat ca vigrahe puiiisani sarvanasah prajayate. 



187. The po^er of those kings, who how to a strong enemy, 



bnt fight at another time, does not glide away, as 

 rivers do net flow against the stream. 



188. A wise king does not enter into confidence even if he bas 



made an alliance ; Indra after having made friendship 

 killed in ancient times Vrtra. 



189. When unfortunate, or hoping for success, cr troubled by 



an enemy, one should commence war only, after having 

 obtained the (right) place, time and army. 



190. A king should beleaguer and oppress an enemy who is defi- 



cient in army and in friends, who stays in his fortress, 

 who has invaded his country, who is much addicted to 

 women, who robs his subjects of their money, and 

 whose ministers and army are disaffected. 



191. This is regarded as war, but a quarrel is regarded as a 



different thing. 



192. A very weak one should not go to war with a strong enemy, 



for in such a combat of men occurs general destruction. 



153 See Pane, III. 7 ; Kauiand., IX. 50 to sloka 187 ; and Kamand., IX. 

 53 to sloka 188. 



