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षाड्गुण्य समुद्देशः, क्षय स्थान वृद्धि निश्चयः, संश्रय वृत्तिः, समहीन ज्यायसां गुण अभिनिवेशः, हीन संधयः, विगृह्य आसनम्, संधाय आसनम्, विगृह्य यानम्, संधाय यानम्, सम्भूय प्रयाणम्, यातव्य अमित्रयोर् अभिग्रह चिन्ता, क्षय लोभ विराग हेतवः प्रकृतीनाम्, सामवायिक विपरिमर्शः, संहित प्रयाणिकम्, परिपणित अपरिपणित अपसृताः संधयः, द्वैधी भाविकाः संधि विक्रमाः, यातव्य वृत्तिः, अनुग्राह्य मित्र विशेषाः, मित्र हिरण्य भूमि कर्म संधयः, पार्ष्णि ग्राह चिन्ता, हीन शक्ति पूरणम्, बलवता विगृह्य उपरोध हेतवः, दण्ड उपनत वृत्तम्, दण्ड उपनायि वृत्तम्, संधि कर्म, समाधि मोक्षः, मध्यम चरितम्, उदासीन चरितम्, मण्डल चरितं इति षाड्गुण्यं सप्तमम् अधिकरणम् ॥

The sixfold policy; determination of deterioration, stagnation, and progress; the nature of alliance; the character of equal, inferior and superior kings; forms of agreement made by an inferior king; neutrality after proclaiming war or after concluding a treaty of peace; marching after proclaiming war or after making peace; the march of combined powers; considerations about marching against an assailable enemy and a strong enemy; causes leading to the dwindling, greed and disloyalty of the army; considerations about the combination of powers; the march of combined powers; agreement of peace with or without definite terms; and peace with renegades; peace and war by adopting the double policy; the attitude of an assailable enemy; friends that deserve help; agreement for the acquisition of a friend or gold; agreement of peace for the acquisition of land; agreement for undertaking a work; considerations about an enemy in the rear; recruitment of lost power; measures conducive to peace with a strong and provoked enemy; the attitude of a conquered enemy; the attitude of a conquered king; making peace and breaking it; the conduct of a Madhyama king; of a neutral king and of a circle of states.

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