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कोशम् आदाय च व्यसने शक्यम् अपयातुम्, न दुर्गम्" इति ॥
It is possible to remove the treasure in times of danger, but not the fort.
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न इति कौटिल्यः ॥
No, says Kautilya.
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दुर्ग अर्पणः कोशो दण्डस् तूष्णीं युद्धं स्व पक्ष निग्रहो दण्ड बल व्यवहार आसार प्रतिग्रहः पर चक्र अटवी प्रतिषेधश् च ॥
for it is in the fort that the treasury and the army are safely kept, and it is from the fort that secret war (intrigue), control over one's partisans, the upkeep of the army, the reception of allies and the driving out of enemies and of wild tribes are successfully practised.
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दुर्ग अभावे च कोशः परेषाम् ॥
In the absence of forts, the treasury is to the enemy.
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दृश्यते हि दुर्गवताम् अनुच्छित्तिर् इति ॥
for it seems that for those who own forts, there is no destruction.
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