Arthashastra

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"अनेन अन्येन च" इति समुच्चयः ॥

By this as well as by that, is what is meant by all the means.

english translation

"anena anyena ca" iti samuccayaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तेषाम् एक योगाश् चत्वारस् त्रि योगाश् च, द्वि योगाः षट् एकश् चतुर् योगः ॥

Of these, the single means as well as the combination of any three means are four; the combinations of any two means are six; and the combination of all the four is one.

english translation

teSAm eka yogAz catvAras tri yogAz ca, dvi yogAH SaT ekaz catur yogaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति पञ्च दश उपायाः ॥

Thus there are fifteen kinds of strategic means.

english translation

iti paJca daza upAyAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तावन्तः प्रतिलोमाः ॥

Of the same number are the means in the reverse order.

english translation

tAvantaH pratilomAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तेषाम् एकेन उपायेन सिद्धिर् एक सिद्धिः, द्वाभ्यां द्वि सिद्धिः, त्रिभिस् त्रि सिद्धिः, चतुर्भिश् चतुः सिद्धिर् इति ॥

When a king attains success by only one means among these various means, he is called one of single success; when by two, one of double success; when by three, one of treble success; and when by four, one of four-fold success.

english translation

teSAm ekena upAyena siddhir eka siddhiH, dvAbhyAM dvi siddhiH, tribhis tri siddhiH, caturbhiz catuH siddhir iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript