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82. Three very clever generals should be appointed to each Appoint- 

 army, one chief in command, one next to him and a third one, j^ee ° f 

 who (the two latter) obey the orders of the senior. generals. 



83. He should make daily changes in the local distribution Change of 

 of his army, for if it were always comfortably located at one JJJJjjjit 

 place it may become disloyal to the king. 



84. The king should follow the instruction of such a Minister, 

 commander of the army who, as his minister, is able to bear 



the burden of the administration of the kingdom and is 

 devoted to his interests. 



85. The king who wishes to conquer should stand in the King to 

 place (of danger) coveted by heroes, he should fight the thTpiace 

 enemies with his body-guard, who have sworn never to leave of dan S er - 

 their posts, even if the army is in confusion. 



86. If his army flies he should stop with the army corps Reserve 

 (mundanika). 38 Having consecrated the arms (and new Without 

 ensigns) and marched out, he should defeat the enemies. ensigns. 



87. If an army corps, composed of troops which have 

 neither the royal umbrella nor chowry, is placed at a distance 

 of two gavyuti (2 Krosa), it is called a mundanika. 



88. If an extraordinarily meritorious deed has been per- Reward of 

 formed, the king, while applauding and showing his appre- o^deeds. 

 ciation, should specially present to the soldiers a vessel full of 

 money. 



89. The pleased king should give hundred thousand varvas Scale of 

 to him who kills a (hostile) king, half of that sum when a rewards - 

 crown prince is killed, the same also on the slaughter of a 

 commander-in-chief, 39 



90. on the putting to death of a leader of an aksauhini they 

 say he should give half of the former sum, on the murder of 

 a councillor or minister half of that, 



38 See the next slOka. 



39 See Kamandakiya XIX, 18, and Weapons, p. 7. 



