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सूद आरालिक व्यञ्जना वा प्रणिहिता दूष्यं रसेन अतिसंदध्युः ॥

Spies under the guise of sauce-makers and sweet meat-makers may, when opportunity occurs, contrive to poison him.

english translation

इत्य् उपनिषत् प्रतिषेधः ॥

Such are the secret measures to get rid of seditious persons.

english translation

उभय दूष्य प्रतिषेधस् तु ॥

As to measures to get rid of seditious persons conspiring against both the king and his kingdom:--

english translation

यत्र दूष्यः प्रतिषेद्धव्यस् तत्र दूष्यम् एव फल्गु बल तीक्ष्ण युक्तं प्रेषयेत्, गच्छ, अमुष्मिन् दुर्गे राष्ट्रे वा सैन्यम् उत्थापय हिरण्यं वा, वल्लभाद् वा हिरण्यम् आहारय, वल्लभ कन्यां वा प्रसह्य आनय, दुर्ग सेतु वणिक् पथ शून्य निवेश खनि द्रव्य हस्ति वन कर्मणाम् अन्यतमद् वा कारय राष्ट्र पाल्यम् अन्त पाल्यं वा यश् च त्वा प्रतिषेधयेन् न वा ते साहाय्यं दद्यात् स बन्धव्यः स्यात्" इति ॥

When a seditious person is to be got rid of, another seditious person with an army of inefficient soldiers and fiery spies may be sent with the mission: "Go out into this fort or country and raise an army or some revenue; deprive a courtier of his gold; bring by force the daughter of a courtier; build a fort; open a garden; construct a road for traffic; set up a new village; exploit a mine; form forest-preserves for timber or elephants; set up a district or a boundary; and arrest and capture those who prevent your work or do not give you help."

english translation

तथैव इतरेषां प्रेषयेद् "अमुष्य अविनयः प्रतिषेद्धव्यः" इति ॥

Similarly the other party may be instructed to curb the spirit of the above person.

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