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उत्साह हीनः श्रेणी प्रवीर पुरुषाणां चोर गण आटविक म्लेच्छ जातीनां पर अपकारिणां गूढ पुरुषाणां च यथा लाब्भम् उपचयं कुर्वीत ॥

If he is destitute of an army, he should, as far as possible, attract to himself the brave men of corporations, of thieves, of wild tribes, of Mlechchhas, and of spies who are capable of inflicting injuries upon enemies.

english translation

utsAha hInaH zreNI pravIra puruSANAM cora gaNa ATavika mleccha jAtInAM para apakAriNAM gUDha puruSANAM ca yathA lAbbham upacayaM kurvIta ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript