296 ON THE ARMY ORGANISATION 



271. Nalastrani puraskrtya laglmni ca mahanti ca 



tat prsthagansca padatan gajasvan parsvayoh sthitan 

 krtva yuddham prarabheta bhinnamatyabalarina 



272. Saminukhyena prapatena parsvabliyam apayanatah 

 yiiddhanukulabhumestu yavallabhastathavidham. 



273. Sainyardhamsena prathamam senapairyuddham iritam 

 aniatyagopitaih pascat amatyaih saha tat bhavet, 

 nrpasangopitaih pascat svatali pranatyaye ca tat. 



274. Dlrgliadhvaniparisrantam ksutpipasabitasramam 189 

 vyadliidurbliiksainararLaili plditam dasyuvidrutam ; 190 



parts, by tossing him backwards and forwards, and by 

 grasping him, is properly regarded as the fighting with 

 the arms of the body. 



271 . Having placed the small and big guns in front ; and behind 



them the infantry, and on the two flanks the elephants 

 and horses, he should begin the battle, when the 

 hostile army and ministers are disunited, 



272. by attacking the enemy in front, by falling on him with 



the two wings, by retreating, in such a manner so far 

 as the advantage of the ground favours the combat. 



273. The battle should be first opened by generals with half the 



army, it should then be continued by the ministers with 

 the troops under their command, and at last by the king 

 himself with the troops under his special orders, when 

 life at large is at stake. 



274. If his own army is exhausted by a long march, experiences 



distress through hunger and thirst, is destroyed by 

 disease, famine and death, is alarmed by marauders ; 



189 SeeHitop., Ill, 108a. 



Dlrghavartmaparisrantam nadyadrivanasankulam. 

 wo See Kamand., XVIII, 50. 



Dirghe'dhvani parisrantam ksutpipasahimaklamam 



vyadhidurbhiksamarakaih pidanam dasyuvidrutam. 

 Hitop., Ill, 109a. Pramattam bhojanavyagram vyadhidurbhiksapidi- 

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