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 Sanscriptतेषाम् 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 Sanscriptइति पञ्च दश उपायाः ॥
Thus there are fifteen kinds of strategic means.
english translation
iti paJca daza upAyAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतावन्तः प्रतिलोमाः ॥
Of the same number are the means in the reverse order.
english translation
tAvantaH pratilomAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतेषाम् 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