Skip to content
navigationtools

Arthashastra

Progress:95.9%

x

तेषां प्रदरं दृढकेन घातयेत्, दृढकम् असह्येन, श्येनं चापेन, प्रतिष्ठं सुप्रतिष्ठेन, संजयं विजयेन, स्थूण आकर्णं विशाल विजयेन, पारिपतन्तकं सर्वतो भद्रेण ॥

Of these, the conqueror should assail the pradara by means of the dridhaka; dridhaka by means of the asahya; syena (eagle-like array) by means of chápa (an array like a bow); a hold by means of a strong-hold; sanjaya by means of vijaya; sthúlakarna by means of visálavijaya; váripatantaka by means of sarvatobhadra. He may assail all kinds of arrays by means of the durjaya.

english translation