Book 12 · Adhyay 2

sa cet sandhau na-avatiṣṭheta, brūyād enaṃ - " ime śatru.ṣaḍ.varga.vaśagā rājāno vinaṣṭāḥ, teṣām anātmavatāṃ na-arhasi mārgam anugantum | 1 |

dharmam arthaṃ ca-avekṣasva | 2 |

mitra.mukhā hy amitrās te ye tvā sāhasam adharmam artha.atikramaṃ ca grāhayanti | 3 |

śūrais tyakta.ātmabhiḥ saha yoddhuṃ sāhasam, jana.kṣayam ubhayataḥ kartum adharmaḥ, dṛṣṭam arthaṃ mitram aduṣṭaṃ ca tyaktum artha.atikramaḥ | 4 |

mitravāṃś ca sa rājā, bhūyaś ca-etena-arthena mitrāṇy udyojayiṣyati yāni tvā sarvato 'bhiyāsyanti | 5 |

na ca madhyama.udāsīnayor maṇḍalasya vā parityaktaḥ, bhavāṃs tu parityaktaḥ yattvā samudyuktam upaprekṣante "bhūyaḥ kṣaya.vyayābhyāṃ yujyatām, mitrāc ca bhidyatām, atha-enaṃ parityakta.mūlaṃ sukhena-ucchetsyāmaḥ" iti | 6 |

sa bhavān na-arhati mitra.mukhānām amitrāṇāṃ śrotum, mitrāṇy udvejayitum amitrāṃś ca śreyasā yoktum, prāṇa.saṃśayam anarthaṃ ca-upagantum" iti yacchet | 7 |

tathā-api pratiṣṭhamānasya prakṛti.kopam asya kārayed yathā saṅgha.vṛtte vyākhyātaṃ yoga.vāmane ca | 8 |

tīkṣṇa.rasada.prayogaṃ ca | 9 |

yad uktam ātma.rakṣitake rakṣyaṃ tatra tīkṣṇān rasadāṃś ca prayuñjīta | 10 |

bandhakī.poṣakāḥ parama.rūpa.yauvanābhiḥ strībhiḥ senā.mukhyān unmādayeyuḥ | 11 |

bahūnām ekasyāṃ dvayor vā mukhyayoḥ kāme jāte tīkṣṇāḥ kalahān utpādayeyuḥ | 12 |

kalahe parājita.pakṣaṃ paratra.apagamane yātrā.sāhāyya.dāne vā bhartur yojayeyuḥ | 13 |

kāma.vaśān vā siddha.vyañjanāḥ sāṃvadanikībhir oṣadhībhir atisandhānāya mukhyeṣu rasaṃ dāpayeyuḥ | 14 |

vaidehaka.vyañjane vā rāja.mahiṣyāḥ subhagāyāḥ preṣyām āsannāṃ kāma.nimittam arthena-abhivṛṣya parityajet | 15 |

tasya-eva paricāraka.vyañjana.upadiṣṭaḥ siddha.vyañjanaḥ sāṃvadanikīm oṣadhīṃ dadyāt "vaidehaka.śarīre 'vaghātavyā" iti | 16 |

siddhe subhagāyā apy enaṃ yogam upadiśet "rāja.śarīre 'vadhātavyā" iti | 17 |

tato rasena-atisandadhyāt | 18 |

kārtāntika.vyañjano vā mahā.mātraṃ "rāja.lakṣaṇa.sampannam" krama.abhinītaṃ brūyāt | 19 |

bhāryām asya bhikṣukī "rāja.patnī rāja.prasavinī vā bhaviṣyasi" iti | 20 |

bhāryā.vyañjanā vā mahā.mātraṃ brūyāt "rājā kila mām avarodhayiṣyati, tava-antikāya pattra.lekhyam ābharaṇaṃ ca-idaṃ parivrājikayā-āhṛtam" iti | 21 |

sūda.ārālika.vyañjano vā rasa.prayoga.arthaṃ rāja.vacanam arthaṃ ca-asya lobhanīyam abhinayet | 22 |

tad asya vaidehaka.vyañjanaḥ pratisandadhyāt, kārya.siddhiṃ ca brūyāt | 23 |

evam ekena dvābhyāṃ tribhir ity upāyair eka.ekam asya mahā.mātraṃ vikramāya-apagamanāya vā yojayet | iti | 24 |

durgeṣu ca-asya śūnya.pāla.āsannāḥ sattriṇaḥ paura.jānapadeṣu maitrī.nimittam āvedayeyuḥ - " śūnya.pālena-uktā yodhāś ca-adhikaraṇasthāś ca "kṛcchra.gato rājā jīvann āgamiṣyati, na vā, prasahya vittam ārjayadhvam, amitrāṃś ca hata" iti | 25 |

bahulī.bhūte tīkṣṇāḥ paurān niśāsv āhārayeyuḥ, mukhyāṃś ca-abhihanyuḥ "evaṃ kriyante ye śūnya.pālasya na śuśrūṣante" iti | 26 |

śūnya.pāla.sthāneṣu ca saśoṇitāni śastra.vitta.bandhanāny utsṛjeyuḥ | 27 |

tataḥ sattriṇaḥ "śūnya.pālo ghātayati vilopayati ca" ity āvedayeyuḥ | 28 |

evaṃ jānapadān samāhartur bhedayeyuḥ | 29 |

samāhartṛ.puruṣāṃs tu grāma.madhyeṣu rātrau tīkṣṇā hatvā brūyuḥ "evaṃ kriyante ye jana.padam adharmeṇa bādhante" iti | 30 |

samutpanne doṣe śūnya.pālaṃ samāhartāraṃ vā prakṛti.kopena ghātayeyuḥ | 31 |

tat.kulīnam aparuddhaṃ vā pratipādayeyuḥ | 32 |