OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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svasainikair vina kopi na janati tathavidhan, 

 niyojayet ca matiman vyuhan nanavidhan sada. 



207. Asvanam ca gajanani ca padatmam prthak prthak 

 uccaih samsravayet vyuhasanketan sainikan nrpah. 



208. Vamadaksinasamstho va madhyastho vagrasamsthitah. 415 

 srutva tan saimkaih karyam anusistam yatha tatha. 



209. Sammllanam prasaranam paribhramanam evaca 

 akuiicanani tatha yanam prayanam apayanakam ; 



210. Paryayena ca sammukhyam sainutthanam ca luntha- 



nam 



samsthanam castadalavat cakravat golatulyakam ; 420 



211. Sucitulyam sakatavat ardhacandrasamam tu va 

 prthagbhavan.am alpalpaih paryayaih pariktivesanam ; 



212. Sastrastrayordharanam ca sandhanam laksyabhedanam 

 nioksanam ca tathastranam sastranam parighatanam. 



tions for the arrangement of troops, communicated by 

 words or signals ; and a wise man shonld always 

 prescribe different formations. 



207. A king should make his soldiers hear distinctly the forma- 



tion-signals for the elephants, horses and foot-soldiers 

 each separately ; 



208. whether he stands on the left or right, in the midst or is 



placed in front ; the soldiers, when they hear these 

 signals, should do according as they are taught. 



209. They should concentrate, spread, wheel round, fall in, Man- 



march, double and retreat ; ceuvr< 



210. now face or rise and lie down on the ground, or stand like 



an octagon, like a wheel, like a ball ; 



211. like a needle, like a car, or like the half moon, skirmish 



in small numbers, form rows in regular order ; 



212. take up weapons and arms, aim at and hit the mark, 



discharge missiles and strike with weapons, 



