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THE NITIPRAKASIKA. 



91. to him who kills the commander of an anikini, camu, 

 prtana, vahini, gana, gulma, senamukha and patti, 



92. having respectively deducted one-half, he should give 

 the remaining halves ; if a soldier receives this (reward) in 

 excess of his pay, he will perform daring feats. 



93. He who has killed a general of an aksauhini, or the 

 second or third in command of it, or also a leader of a camu 

 or of a prtana, 



94. or a commander of an anikini, obtains accordingly a 

 present from the king ; in this manner a reward is to be fixed 

 for the slaughter of any officer in a still lower position. 



95. A king should, after having with special honour 

 noticed a soldier, give him five varvas when he has taken and 

 delivered over to him a soldier who, weapons in hand, was 

 running away. 



96. A king should give three varvas to him who informs 

 him that he has taken one of his soldiers, who, for the sake 

 of his life, was running away without his arms. 



97. He who informs the king that he has (killed) an 

 elephant and an elephant-rider, and cleft the skull of a 

 maharathika, is worthy to receive 2,000 varvas. 



98. He who has killed a distinguished cavalier or also 

 the commander of the infantry deserves to receive 1,000 var- 

 vas from the king. 



99. He who brings away from the hostile army an elephant 

 or a chariot receives from the king a reward of 500 varvas. 



Troops to 100. Food is to be given to the soldiers when marching 

 while on though not when stationary ; but this is given besides the 

 march. k now i n g the fatigues on the road. 



101. The king should besides the pay give a reward for 



daring acts in order to obtain men (for his service). 

 Extra ex^- 102. The soldiers should out of their income pay for their 

 soldiers, clothes and washermen's bills as well as for medicines 



when sick. 



