Arthashastra

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विजिगीषुर् द्वितीयां प्रकृतिम् एवम् अतिसंदध्यात् ॥

THE Conqueror should thus over-reach the second element, (the enemy close to his territory).

english translation

vijigISur dvitIyAM prakRtim evam atisaMdadhyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सामन्तं संहित प्रयाणे योजयेत् "त्वम् इतो याहि, अहम् इतो यास्यामि, समानो लाभः" इति ॥

He should engage his neighbouring enemy to undertake a simultaneous march with him and tell the enemy: "Thou, march in that direction, and I shall march in this direction; and the share in the spoils is equal."

english translation

sAmantaM saMhita prayANe yojayet "tvam ito yAhi, aham ito yAsyAmi, samAno lAbhaH" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

लाभ साम्ये संधिः, वैषम्ये विक्रमः ॥

If the booty is to be equally divided, it is an agreement of peace; if otherwise, it is overpowering the enemy.

english translation

lAbha sAmye saMdhiH, vaiSamye vikramaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

संधिः परिपणितश् च अपरिपणितश् च ॥

An agreement of peace may be made with promise to carry out a definite work (paripanita) or with no such promise (aparipanita).

english translation

saMdhiH paripaNitaz ca aparipaNitaz ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

"त्वम् एतं देशं याहि, अहम् इमं देशं यास्यामि" इति परिपणित देशः ॥

When the agreement is to the effect that "Thou, march to that place, and I shall march to this place," it is termed an agreement of peace to carry out a work in definite locality.

english translation

"tvam etaM dezaM yAhi, aham imaM dezaM yAsyAmi" iti paripaNita dezaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript