Arthashastra

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हस्ति वनयोर् अपि यो बहु शूर मृगं दुर्बल प्रतिवेशं अनन्त अवक्लेशि विषय अन्ते हस्ति वनं बध्नाति सो अतिसंधत्ते ॥

sanskrit

Of game-forests, whoever plants a forest full of cruel beasts, close to an enemy's forest containing wild animals, causing therefore much harm to the enemy, and extending into an elephant-forest at the country's border, overreaches the other.

english translation

hasti vanayor api yo bahu zUra mRgaM durbala prativezaM ananta avaklezi viSaya ante hasti vanaM badhnAti so atisaMdhatte ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/12/8

हस्ति वनयोर् अपि यो बहु शूर मृगं दुर्बल प्रतिवेशं अनन्त अवक्लेशि विषय अन्ते हस्ति वनं बध्नाति सो अतिसंधत्ते ॥

sanskrit

Of game-forests, whoever plants a forest full of cruel beasts, close to an enemy's forest containing wild animals, causing therefore much harm to the enemy, and extending into an elephant-forest at the country's border, overreaches the other.

english translation

hasti vanayor api yo bahu zUra mRgaM durbala prativezaM ananta avaklezi viSaya ante hasti vanaM badhnAti so atisaMdhatte ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript