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THE NITIPRAKASIKA. 



the enemy's and 3 his own officials, 17 having heard that 

 the enemy is very weak, 18 attack him quickly with your 

 threefold power, 19 represented by ministers, treasury and 



17 The 18 principal officers are the minister, house priest, crown prince, 

 revenue officer, chamberlain, superintendent of the harem, head-gaoler, 

 treasurer, master of the rolls, judge, municipal commissioner, engineer, official 

 trustee, president of the council, commander-in-chief, superintendent of 

 fortifications, guardian of the frontier, and superintendent of forests. They 

 are contained in the following slokas : — 



^WwTFCT ^^^feTF^T: II 



3T2^Kis^im^ cN'NBR^r 3 11 



TTT"3F?H fom H^S*Wt&z($ II 



The Govindarajiya commentary of the Ramayana gives a similar enumer- 

 ation in prose. The three first, i.e., the minister, house-priest, crown prince 

 excepted, the 15 chief officers are the same on both sides ; so that one's own 

 three first officials should not be under the control of spies. Compare "Ram. II , 

 72, 69, or (Grantha edition) 100, 35, 67. 



18 The 10 passions refer to women, play, hunting, drinking, dancing, 

 singing, roaming about, music, vituperation and sleeping in day time. 



sf\ sift ^ Wf WTTCT I 



ttsir^t T^rrarri 5*krit% yfi n 



In the above sloka are contained the 10 weak points. Manu VII, 45-47 j 

 compare Kam. XIII, 61, and XIV, 7. 



19 According to Sitarama's commentary the threefold power consists of 



*FW^f^T^TI«S 01 of *nj*F*T|RTR[[: (king, minister and warlike 



enterprize) . 



