Arthashastra

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ततस् तद् व्यञ्जनाः प्रमत्त वधम् अवस्कन्द प्रतिग्रहम् अभिप्रहरणं पृष्ठतः शङ्ख दुन्दुभि शब्देन वा "प्रविष्टम्" इत्य् आवेदयेयुः ॥

Then spies, disguised as priests, may announce to the enemy, blowing their conch shells and beating their drums, that a besieging army, eager to destroy all, and armed with weapons, is coming closely behind them.

english translation

tatas tad vyaJjanAH pramatta vadham avaskanda pratigraham abhipraharaNaM pRSThataH zaGkha dundubhi zabdena vA "praviSTam" ity AvedayeyuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

प्राकार द्वार अट्टालक दानम् अनीक भेदं घातं वा कुर्युः ॥

Then in the ensuing tumult, they may surrender the fort-gate and the towers of the fort to the army of the conqueror or disperse the enemy‟s army and bring about his fall.

english translation

prAkAra dvAra aTTAlaka dAnam anIka bhedaM ghAtaM vA kuryuH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सार्थ गण वासिभिर् आतिवाहिकैः कन्या वाहिकैर् अश्व पण्य व्यवहारिभिर् उपकरण हारकैर् धान्य क्रेतृ विक्रेतृभिर् वा प्रव्रजित लिङ्गिभिर् दूतैश् च दणड् अतिनयनम्, संधि कर्म विश्वासन अर्थम् ॥

Or taking advantage of peace and friendship with the enemy, army and weapons may be collected inside the enemy's fort by spies disguised as merchants, caravans, processions leading a bride, merchants selling horses, peddlers trading in miscellaneous articles, purchasers or sellers of grains, and as ascetics.

english translation

sArtha gaNa vAsibhir AtivAhikaiH kanyA vAhikair azva paNya vyavahAribhir upakaraNa hArakair dhAnya kretR vikretRbhir vA pravrajita liGgibhir dUtaiz ca daNaD atinayanam, saMdhi karma vizvAsana artham ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

इति राज अपसर्पाः ॥

These and others are the spies aiming on the life of a king.

english translation

iti rAja apasarpAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

एत एव अटवीनाम् अपसर्पाः कण्टक शोधन उक्ताश् च ॥

The same spies, together with those described in "Removal of thorns"

english translation

eta eva aTavInAm apasarpAH kaNTaka zodhana uktAz ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript