Book 7 · Adhyay 10

"tvaṃ ca-ahaṃ ca bhūmiṃ labhāvahe" iti bhūmi.sandhiḥ | 1 |

tayor yaḥ pratyupasthita.arthaḥ sampannāṃ bhūmim avāpnoti so 'tisandhatte | 2 |

tulye sampanna.alābhe yo balavantam ākramya bhūmim avāpnoti so 'tisandhatte | 3 |

bhūmi.lābhaṃ śatru.karśanaṃ pratāpaṃ ca hi prāpnoti | 4 |

durbalād.bhūmi.lābhe satyaṃ saukaryaṃ bhavati | 5 |

durbala eva ca bhūmi.lābhaḥ, tat.sāmantaś ca mitram amitra.bhāvaṃ gacchati | 6 |

tulye balīyastve yaḥ sthita.śatrum utpāṭya bhūmim avāpnoti so 'tisandhatte | 7 |

durga.avāptir hi sva.bhūmi.rakṣaṇam amitra.aṭavī.pratiṣedhaṃ ca karoti | 8 |

cala.amitrād.bhūmi.lābhe śakya.sāmantato viśeṣaḥ | 9 |

durbala.sāmantā hi kṣipra.āpyāyana.yoga.kṣemā bhavati | 10 |

viparītā balavat sāmantā kośa.daṇḍa.avacchedanī ca bhūmir bhavati | 11 |

sampannā nitya.amitrā manda.guṇā vā bhūmir anitya.amitrā-iti "sampannā nitya.amitrā śreyasī bhūmiḥ sampannā hi kośa.daṇḍau sampādayati, tau ca-amitra.pratighātakau ity ācāryāḥ | 12 |

na-iti kauṭilyaḥ | 13 |

nitya.amitra.alābhe bhūyān śatru.lābho bhavati | 14 |

nityaś ca śatrur upakṛte ca-apakṛte ca śatrur eva bhavati, anityas tu śatrur upakārād anapakārād vā śāmyati | 15 |

yasyā hi bhūmer bahu.durgāś cora.gaṇair mleccha.aṭavībhir vā nitya.avirahitāḥ pratyantāḥ sā nitya.amitrā, viparyaye tv anitya.amitrā | 16 |

alpā pratyāsannā mahatī vyavahitā vā bhūmir iti alpā pratyāsannā śreyasī | 17 |

sukhā hi prāptuṃ pālayitum abhisārayituṃ ca bhavati | 18 |

viparītā vyavahitā | 19 |

vyavahitayor api daṇḍa.dhāraṇā-ātma.dhāraṇā vā bhūmir iti ātma.dhāraṇā śreyasī | 20 |

sā hi sva.samutthābhyāṃ kośa.daṇḍābhyāṃ dhāryate | 21 |

viparītā daṇḍa.dhāraṇā daṇḍa.sthānam | 22 |

bāliśāt prājñād vā bhūmi.lābha iti bāliśād.bhūmi.lābhaḥ śreyān | 23 |

suprāpyā-anupālyā hi bhavati, apratyādeyā ca | 24 |

viparītā prājñād anuraktā | 25 |

pīḍanīya.ucchedanīyayor ucchedanīyād bhūmi.lābhaḥ śreyān | 26 |

ucchedanīyo hy anapāśrayo durbala.apāśrayo vā-abhiyuktaḥ kośa.daṇḍāv ādāya-apasartu.kāmaḥ prakṛtibhis tyajyate, na pīḍanīyo durga.mitra.pratiṣṭabdhaḥ | 27 |

durga.pratiṣṭabdhayor api sthala.nadī.durgīyābhyāṃ sthala.durgīyād bhūmi.lābhaḥ śreyān | 28 |

sthāleyaṃ hi surodha.avamarda.avaskandam anihśrāvi.śatru ca | 29 |

nadī.durgaṃ tu dvi.guṇa.kleśa.karam, udakaṃ ca pātavyaṃ vṛtti.karaṃ ca-amitrasya | 30 |

nadī.parvata.durgīyābhyāṃ nadī.durgīyād bbhūmi.lābhaḥ śreyān | 31 |

nadī.durgaṃ hi hasti.stambha.saṅkrama.setu.bandha.naubhiḥ sādhyam anitya.gāmbhīryam avasrāvy udakaṃ ca | 32 |

pārvataṃ tu sv.ārakṣaṃ duruparodhi kṛcchra.ārohaṇam, bhagne ca-ekasmin na sarva.vadhaḥ, śilā.vṛkṣa.pramokṣaś ca mahā.apakāriṇām | 33 |

nimna.sthala.yodhibhyo nimna.yodhibhyo bhūmi.lābhaḥ śreyān | 34 |

nimna.yodhino hy uparuddha.deśa.kālāḥ, sthala.yodhinas tu sarva.deśa.kāla.yodhinaḥ | 35 |

khanaka.ākāśa.yodhibhyaḥ khanakebhyo bhūmi.lābhaḥ śreyān | 36 |

khanakā hi khātena śastreṇa ca-ubhayathā yudhyante, śastreṇa-eva-ākāśa.yodhinaḥ | 37 |