OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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219. Catuspad makaro dirghasthulavakro dvirosthakah 

 sucl suksmamukho dlrghasamadandantarandhrayuk. 



220. Cakravyuhah caikamargo hyastadha kimdalikrtah 

 caturdiksvastaparidhih sarvatobhadrasanj nikah. 



22 1 . Amargascastavalayi golakah sarvatonmkhah 

 sakatah sakatakaro vyalo vyalakrtih sada. 



222. Sainyam alpam brhadvapi drstva margam ranasthalam 

 vyuhairvytihena vyuhabhyam sankarenapi kalpayet. 



223. Yantrastraih satrusenaya bhedo yebliyah prajayate, 

 sthalebhyastesu santisthet sasamyo byasanam hi tat. 



224. Trnannajalasambhara ye canye satruposakah 

 samyak iiirudhya tan yatnat paritasciram asanat. 



in rows, (and) a hawk-array with a broad wing, a 

 middling throat and tail and thin at the face. 



219. The crocodile has four feet, a long and broad snout and 



two lips. A needle has a thin face, a long and even 

 stick-like body, and a hole at its end. 



220. The wheel array has one way, but eight coils. A figure 



with eight rings and with four faces is called a Sarvato- 

 bhadra (a strong one on every direction). 



221. A ball has no entrance, eight circles and everywhere a 



face ; a cart is like a cart and an elephant has always 

 the shape of an elephant. 



222. Having seen the army, the road, the battlefield, whether 



small or big, he should arrange his army in many 

 corps, or in one or two, or in one mass. 



223. Where a gap may be made in the hostile army through Post. 



missiles and machines, in these places the king should 

 stand with his army ; this is called post. 



224. Having with great exertion effectually removed from his 



post all round and for a long time to come grass, food, 

 water and other provisions, which maintain the enemy ; 



