Hindu Administrative Institutions c11.s9.22

c11.s9.22

the previous sentence; but it makes no sense in the reading. His duties are then to array the different army constituents, to collect the scattered forces, to arrange for the halt, as well for the march, retreat after the battle, and to fix the engagement. Again he was to arrange these constituents of the army by respective signs such as the trumpet sounds, flags and standards. (*Arthaśāstra*, Trivandrum edition, vol. iii, pp. 141-2.)