Indian Antiquary Vol 39

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[MARCH, 1910.
(a) Removal of vices and troubles, recruitment (of new men), keeping away from places of an enemy's ambush, and harmony among the officers of the army. are the means of protecting the army from troubles.
(b) He (the king) should ever carefully guard his army from the troubles caused by an enemy, and should ever be ready to strike his enemy's army when the latter is under troubles.
(c) Whatever he may come to know as the source of trouble to his people, he should quickly and carefully apply antidotes against that cause.
(d) A friend who, by himself, or in combination with others or under the influence of another king, has marched against his own ally, a friend who is abandoned owing to inability to retain his friendship, or owing to greediness or indifference;
(e) a friend who is bought by another and who has withdrawn himself from fighting; a friend who following the policy of making peace with one and marching against another, has contracted friendship with one, who is going to march either singly or in combination with others against an ally;
(7) a friend who is not relieved from his troubles owing to fear, contempt, or indifference; a friend who is surrounded in his own place or who has run away owing to fear;
(h) a friend who is displeased owing to his having to pay much, or owing to his not having received his due, or owing to his dissatisfaction even after the receipt of his due ;
(i) a friend who has voluntarily paid much or who is made by another to pay much (to his ally); a friend who is kept under pressure, or who, having broken the bond of friendship, sought friendship with another;
(j) a friend who is neglected owing to inability to retain his friendship; and a friend who has become an enemy in spite of his ally's entreaties to the contrary;such friends are hardly acquired; and if acquired at all, they turn away.
(le) A friend who has realised the responsibilities of friendship, or who is honourable; or whose disappointment is due to want of information, or who, though excited, is unequal (to the task), or who is made to turn back owing to fear from another;
(1) or who is frightened at the destruction of another friend, or who is apprehensive of danger from the combination of enemies, or who is made by traitors to give up his friendship,-it is possible to acquire such a friend; and if acquired, he keeps up his friendship.
(m) Hence one should not give rise to those causes which are destructive of friendship; and when they arise, one should get rid of them by adopting euch friendly attitude as can remove those
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Book IX..
The work of an invader. (Abhiyasyatkarma)
Chapter I.
The knowledge of power, place, time, strength, and weakness;
the time of invasion. (Saktidesakalabalabalajñanam; Yatrakalascha.)
The conqueror should know the comparative strength and weakness of himself and of his enemy; and having ascertained the power, place, time, the time of marching and of recruiting the army, the consequences, the loss of men and money, and profits and danger, he should march with his full force; otherwise he should keep quiet.
58 a to m are in sloka metre.