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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

रात्राव् 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

पाषण्डच् छद्मना मन्द परिवारो निर्गच्छेत् ॥

or disguised as a heretic, he may escape with a small retinue.

english translation

प्रेत व्यञ्जनो वा गूढैर् निह्रियेत ॥

or he may be carried off by spies as a corpse.

english translation

स्त्री 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