Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c13.s2.10

c13.s2.10

Address to Soldiers. By way of encouraging the infantry in the field of battle, Kauṭilya suggests the delivery of the following inspiring speeches to them. The king should address his soldiers as follows: "I am a paid servant like yourselves; this country is to be enjoyed (by me) together with you; you have to strike the enemy specified by me (*Tulyavetanosmi; bhavadbhissaha bhogyamidaṁ rājyaṁ; mayābhihitaḥ parobhihantavyaḥ*) [X. 3].