War in Ancient India c12.80

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c12.80

The *Kural* devotes two interesting chapters to the institution of spies.⁵² These are entitled Terindu teḷital தெரிந்து தெளிதல் and Terindu vinaiyāḍal தெரிந்து வினையாடல். The injunctions follow in the main those formulated by the *Arthaśāstra*, thus showing its indebtedness to the *Kauṭalīya*. The veṇba 501 follows *verbatim* the *Arthaśāstra* when it says:

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