[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [War in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944) › c11.25 # War in Ancient India c11.25 War in Ancient India c11.25 - **Language:** English ### [c11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.25) “They (kings) should sometimes feign deafness and blindness; for, if they are incapable of chastising they should pretend not to notice the faults. They should then consider their bows as made of straw, but they be as watchful as a herd of deer sleeping (in the woods). - [Previous: c11.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.24) - [Next: c11.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.26) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.dikshitar-1944.c11.25) · Pramāṇa