Abridged Amarakośa 2.171-2

2.171-2

2:174
rājyāṅgāni prakṛtayaḥ paurāṇāṃ śreṇayo'pi ca|
sandhirnā vigraho yānamāsanaṃ dvaidhamāśrayaḥ 174
2:171
cāraśca gūḍhapuruṣaścāptaḥ pratyayitastriṣu|
lipikāro'kṣaracaṇo'kṣaracuñcuśca lekhake ||

2:174
these are the constituents of sovereignty (rājyāṅga) and elements of the state (prakṛti), as well as guilds of citizens. / Alliance (sandhi, masculine), war (vigraha), marching (yāna), encamping (āsana), double-dealing (dvaidha), and seeking protection (āśraya) [are the sixfold policy]. 174
2:171
Cāra and gūḍhapuruṣa [mean ‘spy’]; āpta and pratyayita are used in three genders [for ‘confidential’]. / Lipikāra, akṣaracaṇa, and akṣaracuñcu denote a scribe.