OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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231. Sadupayaisea sanmantraih karyasiddhirathodyamaih 

 bhavet alpajanasyapi kim punarnrpaterna hi. 



232. Udyogenaiva siddhyanti karyani na manorathaih. 



233. Na hi suptamrgendrasya nipatanti gaja nmkhe 169 ; 465 

 ayo'bhedyam upayena dravatam upaniyate. 170 



234. Lokaprasiddham evaitat vari vahnerniyamakam 

 upayopagrhitena tenaitat parisosyate. 171 



235. Upayena padam mtirdhni nyasyate mattahastinam 172 

 upayesuttamo bhedah sadgunesu samasrayah. 470 



236. Karyau dvau sarvada tau tu nrpena vijiglsuna, 

 tabhyam vina naiva kuryat yuddham raja kadacana. 



231. The success of the undertaking of even an insignificant man 



may be ensured by clever stratagems, good councils 

 and efforts, would this not be surely the case with a 

 king? 



232. Undertakings really succeed by efforts alone and not by Neeesslt 



wishes. of exert '- 



ing one- 



233. Elephants certainly do not fall into the mouth of the self. 



sleeping lion. The iron which cannot be broken is 

 brought by expedients to fluidity. 



234. That the water is the subduer of the fire is surely well 



known in the world, but it is dried up by that fire if 

 assisted by proper means. 



235. The foot is placed on the wild elephant by stratagem. 



Among all expedients the division of friends is the best ; 

 amongst the six principles of policy the refuge is the 

 best. 



236. These two ought always to be used by a king who wishes 



to conquer ; without these two no king could ever 

 undertake a war. 



169 See Hitop., 1, 36b. 



na hi suptasya siihhasya pravisanti mukhe mrgah. 



170 See Kamand., XI, 47b. 



171 See Kamand., XI, 49. tenaiva instead of tenaitat. 



1 72 Bee Kamand., XI, 46b. 



