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क्षय स्थान वृद्धीनां च उत्तर उत्तरं लिप्सेत ॥
In the case of decline, stability, and growth, one should desire each subsequent stage .
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प्रातिलोम्येन वा क्षय आदीनाम् आयत्यां विशेषं पश्येत् ॥
Of deterioration, stagnation and progress, he should attempt to secure that which is mentioned later in the order of enumeration;
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इति देश अवस्थापनम् ॥
Thus the determination of situations.
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एतेन यात्रा आदि मध्य अन्तेष्व् अर्थ अनर्थ संशयानाम् उपसम्प्राप्तिर् व्याख्याता ॥
This explains the situation of doubtful harm and wealth in the middle or at the close of a march.
english translation
निरन्तर योगित्वाच् च अर्थ अनर्थ संशयानां यात्रा आदाव् अर्थः श्रेयान् उपसम्प्राप्तुं पार्ष्णि ग्राह आसार प्रतिघाते क्षय व्यय प्रवास प्रत्यादेये मूल रक्षणेषु च भवति ॥
“Because situations involving doubt between gain and loss are continuously connected with one another, in a military expedition gain should be secured first at the very outset—especially in matters of seizing the enemy from the rear, resisting attacks on the camp, preventing loss and expenditure, returning safely from an expedition, recovering what is lost, and protecting the very foundations (resources) of the state.
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