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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/56

आसन्ने च अनुपाते सत्त्रं वा गृह्णीयात् ॥

if he is closely followed, he may lead the pursuers to an ambuscade (sattra).

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/57

सत्त्र अभावे हिरण्यं रस विद्धं वा भक्ष्य जातम् उभयतः पन्थानम् उत्सृजेत् ॥

in the absence of an ambuscade he may leave here and there gold or morsels of poisoned food on both sides of a road and take a different road.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/58

ततो अन्यतो अपगच्छेत् ॥

Then he should escape in a different direction.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/59

गृहीतो वा साम आदिभिर् अनुपातम् अतिसंदध्यात्, रस विद्धेन वा पथ्य् अदनेन ॥

If he is captured, he should try to win over the pursuers by conciliation and other means, or serve them with poisoned food.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/sadgunya/17/60

वारुण योग अग्नि दाहेषु वा शरीरम् अन्यद् आधाय शत्रुम् अभियुञ्जीत "पुत्रो मे त्वया हतः" इति ॥

and having caused another body to be put in a sacrifice performed to please god Varuna or in a fire that has broken out (the prince's father), may accuse the enemy of the murder of his son and attack the enemy.

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Chapter 17

Verses 61-65