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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.

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