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THE NITIPRAKASIKA. 



Qualifica- 72. As commander-in-chief 37 should be elected a person 

 command of good family, one who has conquered his passions, who has 

 fa-chief ^en ^ rie ^ * n ^ ne P as ^> * s c ^ ever > handsome, a favorite with 

 the king, 



73. who watches the forehead of his master, who guesses 

 the intentions (of others), is expert in leading troops, is 

 courageous, and conciliates his soldiers on the battle-field. 



74. The commanders of aksauhims should be separately 

 selected according to the same qualifications, they should be 

 under the commander-in-chief and in his charge. 



75. Separate commanders should also be placed over a 

 patti, senamukha, gulma, gana, vahini, prtana, camu, 



76. and an anlkini, such men as are well acquainted with 

 the training of soldiers ; according as is necessary, commanders 

 should be placed over two or three combined army corps. 



Daily 77. Different watch- words should be given out in his army 



words" every day, the officers should know them, but the soldiers and 



other persons ought not to know them. 

 Police. 78. Special persons who wear his badge, should go about to 

 proclaim his orders ; what is undertaken to defeat the machi- 

 nations of the enemy they (the experts) describe as defen- 

 sive measures. 



Seniority. 79. Whoever, in whatever branch (of the service), has 

 been first appointed to a command, should be secured in his 

 seniority, and his juniors should be under his orders. 



80. The king having made eight (different kinds of) com- 

 manders (beginning with a patti), who are subject to the 

 orders of the leaders of an aksauhini, the soldiers should also 

 be ranged according to seniority. 



Punish- 81. Except those who are on duty the king should kill 



transgres- a ^ those who walk about the camp at night, who give a wrong 



sors. watch- word, transgressing the royal orders. 



37 See Ramayana II, 72. 64 (Grantha edition II, 100. 14). 



