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Arthashastra

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मार्ग आदेशिकम्, पर भूमि योग्यम्, अरि युद्ध प्रतिलोमम्, अटवी बल प्रायः शत्रुर् वा, "बिल्वं बिल्वेन हन्यताम्ण्" अल्पः प्रसारो हन्तव्यः इत्य् अटवी बल कालः ॥

When he thinks that the army of wild tribes is living by the same road (that his enemy has to traverse); that the road is unfavourable for the march of his enemy's army; that his enemy's army consists mostly of wild tribes; that just as a wood-apple (bilva) is broken by means of another wood-apple, the small army of his enemy is to be destroyed, then is the time for engaging the army of wild tribes.

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