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जन पदं च एकस्थं शैल वन नदी दुर्गेष्व् अटवी व्यवहितेषु वा पुत्र भ्रातृ परिगृहीतं स्थापयेत् ॥

the enemy's people should also be kept under the protection of sons and brothers (of the conqueror) in some forts on a mountain, or in a forest, or in the midst of a river separated from the enemy's country by wild tracts of lands.

english translation

उपरोध हेतवो दण्ड उपनत वृत्ते व्याख्याताः ॥

Measures to obstruct the movements of the enemy are explained in the chapter, "The Conduct of a Conquered King."

english translation

तृण काष्ठम् आ योजनाद् दाहयेत् ॥

Grass and firewood should be set on fire as far as a yojana (5 5/44 miles)

english translation

उदकानि च दूषयेत्, अवस्रावयेच् च ॥

water should be vitiated and caused to flow away.

english translation

कूप कूट अवपात कण्टकिनीश् च बहिर् उब्जयेत् ॥

mounds, wells, pits and thorns (outside the fort wall) should be destroyed.

english translation