Arthashastra

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पार्वतं तु स्व् आरक्षं दुरुपरोधि कृच्छ्र आरोहणम्, भग्ने च एकस्मिन् न सर्व वधः, शिला वृक्ष प्रमोक्षश् च महा अपकारिणाम् ॥

whereas a fort on a mountain is of a self-defensive nature, and not easy to besiege or to ascend; and when one portion of the army defending it is routed out, the other portions can escape unhurt and such a fort is of immense service, as it affords facilities to throw down heaps of stone and trees over the enemy.

english translation

pArvataM tu sv ArakSaM duruparodhi kRcchra ArohaNam, bhagne ca ekasmin na sarva vadhaH, zilA vRkSa pramokSaz ca mahA apakAriNAm ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript