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Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.5.1

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 8.5.1

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Sanskrit

8.5.1

balavyasanāni - amānitam, vimānitam, abhṛtam, vyādhitam, navāgatam, dūrāyātam, pariśrāntam, parikṣīṇam, pratihatam, hatāgravegam, anṛtuprāptam, abhūmiprāptam, āśānirvedi, parisṛptam, kalatragarbhi, antaḥśalyam, kupitamūlam, bhinnagarbham, apasṛtam, atikṣiptam, upaniviṣṭam, samāptam, uparuddham, parikṣiptam, chinnadhānyapuruṣavīvadham,
svavikṣiptam, mitravikṣiptam, dūṣyayuktam, duṣṭapārṣṇigrāham, śūnyamūlam, asvāmisaṃhatam, bhinnakūṭam, andham iti //

The troubles of the army are--That which is disrespected; that which is mortified; that which is not paid for; that which is diseased; that which has freshly arrived; that which has made a long journey; that which is tired; that which has sustained loss; that which has been repelled; that of which the front portion is destroyed; that which is suffering from inclemency of weather; that which has found itself in an unsuitable ground; that which is displeased from disappointment; that which has run away; that of which the men are fond of their wives; that which contains traitors; that of which the prime portion is provoked; that which has dissensions; that which has come from a foreign state; that which has served in many states; that which is specially trained to a particular kind of manœuvre and encampment; that which is trained to a particular movement in a particular place; that which is obstructed; that which is surrounded; that which has its supply of grains cut off; that which has its men and stores cut off; that which is kept in one's own country; that which is under the protection of an ally; that which contains inimical persons; that which is afraid of an enemy in the rear; that which has lost its communication; that which has lost its commander; that which has lost its leader; and that which is blind (i.e., untrained).

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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