Shri Shiv Chatrapati Caritr 1.5.4

1.5.4

Both the Paga and the Siledars should obey the orders of the Sarnobat. With each Hazari and Panch Hazari should be stationed Karkuns for the Vaknisi (news-writing) work, Harkaras (couriers and spies) and Jasuds appointed by the Sarnobat. Bahirji Jadhava, a very shrewd man, was appointed Naik of the Jasuds under the Sarnobat. This man was selected after great scrutiny. The army should come to cantonments in the home dominions during the rainy season. There should be kept stored grains, fodder, medicines, houses for men and stables for horses thatched with grass. As soon as the Dasra was over, the army should march out of their quarters. At the time of their departure, an inventory should be made, of the belongings of all the men, great or small, in the army, and they should start on the expedition. For eight months, the forces should subsist (on their spoils) in the foreign territories. They should levy contribution. There should be no women, female slaves, or dancing girls in the army. He who would keep them should be beheaded. In enemy territories, women and children should not be captured. Males, if found, should be captured. Cows should not be taken. Bullocks should be requisitioned for transport purposes only. Brahmans should not be molested; where contribution has been laid, a Brahman should not be taken as a surety. No one should commit adultery. For eight months, they should be on their expedition in foreign territories.