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"त्वं च अहं च दुर्गं कारयावहे" इति कर्म संधिः ॥

WHEN an agreement is made on the condition "Let us have a fort built," it is termed agreement for undertaking a work.

english translation

तयोर् यो दैव कृतम् अविषह्यम् अल्प व्यय आरम्भं दुर्गं कारयति सो अतिसंधत्ते ॥

Whoever of the two kings builds an impregnable fortress on a spot naturally best fitted for the purpose with less labour and expenditure overreaches the other.

english translation

तत्र अपि स्थल नदी पर्वत दुर्गाणाम् उत्तर उत्तरं श्रेयः ॥

Of forts such as a fort on a plain, in the centre of a river, and on a mountain, that which is mentioned later is of more advantage than the one previously mentioned.

english translation

सेतु बन्धयोर् अप्य् आहार्य उदकात् सह उदकः श्रेयान् ॥

of irrigational works (setu-bandha), that which is of perennial water is better than that which is fed wit water drawn from other sources.

english translation

सह उदकयोर् अपि प्रभूत वाप स्थानः श्रेयान् ॥

and of works containing perennial water, that which can irrigate an extensive area is better.

english translation