304 ON THE ARMY ORGANISATION 



314. Asatkartrasritam sainyam nasayet satruyogatah. 



315. Nrpasyasadgunaratah ke gunadvesino narah 

 asadgunodaslnah ko hanyat tan vimrsan nrpah, 

 sukhasaktan tyajct bhrtyan guninopi nrpah sada. 



316. Susvantalokavisvasta yojyiih t vantahpuradisu 63 5 

 dharyah susvantavisvasta dhanadivyayakarmani. 



317. Tatha hi lokavisvasto bahyakrtye niyujyate 

 any at ha yojitah te tu parivadaya kevalam. 



318. Satrusambandhino ye ye bhinna mantriganadayah 

 nrpadurgunato nityam hrtamanagunadi]£ah, 640 

 svakaryasadhaka ye tu subhrtya posayet ca tcan. 



314. A king should destroy an army which is attached to an 



untrustworthy general, who is in collusion with the 

 enemy. 



315. A king, remembering those persons, who rejoice in his Treatment 



faults and hate his virtues, or who are indifferent to of s< ? r " 



' vanta. 



his faults, should kill them ; servants who are devoted 

 to pleasure he should dismiss, even if they are other- 

 wise good. 



316. AYoll disposed and popular persons should be placed in Appoint- 



ing harem and elsewhere ; well disposed and reliable ^^^j 1 /^ 

 persons should be employed in the distribution of 

 money, &c. 



317. A person who has gained the confidence of the people 



should be likewise appointed to posts outside the palace, 

 otherwise if incompetent persons were appointed, they 

 would only bring on discredit. 



318. He should support with good pay the group of ministers Creating 



and other officers, who will serve his interests, and who 



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while actually in the service of the enemy are dis- enemy's 

 affected, and who have lost their pride, virtue, and camp ' 

 other good qualities through the badness of their king. 



