THE NITIPRAKAilKA. 



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troops. Begin the march at the right time, being well 

 acquainted with the ' circle of kings,' 20 with your own supe- 

 riority, and the inferior condition of the enemy. Having 

 thus strengthened your own realm, go against the enemy, try 

 to conquer him, and having done so, grant him your protec- 

 tion. Let your army with its eight component parts 21 and 

 its four corps, 22 being well led by your best generals, destroy 

 your enemies." 



Brahma having thus spoken to Prthu, began to teach him Second 

 the Dhanurveda. The first chapter ends here ; the second Chapter ° 

 begins with a description of the Dhanurveda (II, 1-4), 

 which is given in my monograph on the Indian weapons 

 (pp. 9, 10). The victory-granting spell of the Dhanur- 

 veda follows in the next five slokas (si. 5-9; Weapons, 

 p. 10). The weapons are divided according to their nature 

 into four classes — mukta, or those which are thrown ; amukta, Different 

 those which are not thrown ; muhtamukta, those which are Weapons! 

 thrown or not thrown ; and mantramuhta, those which are 

 thrown by spells (si. 11-13 ; Weapons, pp. 10, 11 ; Madras 

 Journal of 1879, pp. 176, 177). A distinction is also made 

 between common weapons and projectiles, between counter- 

 projectiles and some other very efficient projectile weapons 

 (si. 14). 



The first class embraces twelve arms : 1, the dhanu (bow) ; 2, 

 isu (arrow) ; 3, bhindivdla (crooked club) ; 4, sakti (spear) ; 5, 

 drughana (hatchet) ; 6, tomara (tomahawk) ; 7, nalikd (musket) ; 

 8, laguda (club); 9,pdsa (lasso); 10, cakra (discus); 11, danta- 



20 See Kam. VIII, i8, 24 ; and Weapons, p. 41, 



i.e., chariots, elephants, horses, warriors, foot-soldiers, artisans, spies, and 

 persons who know foreign countries and languages form the army. 



veterans, allies, servants, and foresters. 



