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कुशीलवाः शस्त्र अग्नि रस क्रीडा वर्जं नर्मयेयुः ॥

Musicians shall entertain the king with those kinds of amusements in which weapons, fire, and poison are not made use of.

english translation

आतोद्यानि च एषाम् अन्तस् तिष्ठेयुः, अश्व रथ द्विप अलंकाराश् च ॥

Musical instruments as well as the ornaments of horses, chariots, and elephants shall invariably be kept inside (the harem).

english translation

आप्त पुरुष अधिष्ठितं यान वाहनम् आरोहेत्, नावं च आप्त नाविक अधिष्ठितम् ॥

He shall get into a boat only when it is piloted by a trustworthy sailor and is conjoined to a second boat.

english translation

अन्य नौ प्रतिबद्धां वात वेग वशां च न उपेयात् ॥

He shall never sail on any ship which had once been weatherbeaten.

english translation

उदक अन्ते सैन्यम् आसीत ॥

and (while boating on a good ship) his army shall all the while stand on the bank or the shore.

english translation