OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS. 



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284. Pibantam na ca bhiinjanam anyakaryakulam na ca 



na bhitam na paravrttam satam dharmam anusmaran. 196 570 



285. Vrddho balo na hantavyo naiva strl kevalo nrpah, 

 yathayogyam tu samyojya nighnan dharmo na hiyate. 



286. Dharmayuddhe tu kute vai na santi niyama ami 

 na yuddham kiitasadrsam nasanam balavadripoh. 



287. Ramakrsnendradidevaih ktitam evadrtam pura ; 575 

 kutena nihato Balir Yavano Namucih tatha. 



288. Praphullavadanenaiva tatha komalaya gira 

 ksuradharena manasa ripoh chidram sulaksayet. 



289. Pancasltisatanlkah senakaryam vicintayan 



sadaiva vyuhasanketavadyasabdantavartinah 580 

 sancareyuh sainikasca rajarastrahitaisinah. 



284. nor one who is drinking or eating, nor one engaged in 



another matter, nor one who is frightened, nor one who 

 is running away ; remembering the custom of th e good. 



285. Neither is an old man or a child to be killed, surely not a 



woman and especially not a king. If one kills, having 

 fought in a suitable manner, no virtue is violated. 



286. These restrictions exist in fair but not in unfair fighting, 



for the destruction of a powerf id enemy there is no fight- 

 ing like unfair fighting. 



287. Unfair fighting was certainly observed by Rama, Krsna, 



Indra and other gods ; Bali, Yavana and also Namuci 

 were killed by unfair fighting. 



288. With a cheerful face certainly and with a pleasing voice, 



but with a mind sharp as a razor he should always 

 keep in view the vulnerable point of the enemy. 



289. A king with 8,500 soldiers should study the working of an Rules how 



army, and the soldiers should always march, being well ami y. 

 acquainted with the words (of command), the bugle- 

 calls, sounds, signs, and military arrays, wishing for 

 the welfare of the king and kingdom. 



196 jSeeMaim, VII, 93b. 



