Arthashastra
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सुरुङ्गया कुक्षि प्रदरेण वा प्राकार भेदेन निर्गच्छेत् ॥
he may escape through a tunnel or through a hole newly made or by breaking the parapet.
english translation
suruGgayA kukSi pradareNa vA prAkAra bhedena nirgacchet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptरात्राव् अवस्कन्दं दत्त्वा सिद्धस् तिष्ठेत्, असिद्धः पार्श्वेन अपगच्छेत् ॥
Or having challenged the conqueror at night, he may successfully confront the attack; if he cannot do this, he may run away by a side path.
english translation
rAtrAv avaskandaM dattvA siddhas tiSThet, asiddhaH pArzvena apagacchet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपाषण्डच् छद्मना मन्द परिवारो निर्गच्छेत् ॥
or disguised as a heretic, he may escape with a small retinue.
english translation
pASaNDac chadmanA manda parivAro nirgacchet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptप्रेत व्यञ्जनो वा गूढैर् निह्रियेत ॥
or he may be carried off by spies as a corpse.
english translation
preta vyaJjano vA gUDhair nihriyeta ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptस्त्री वेष धारी वा प्रेतम् अनुगच्छेत् ॥
or disguised as a woman, he may follow a corpse (as it were, of her husband to the cremation ground).
english translation
strI veSa dhArI vA pretam anugacchet ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript