ËõúªîòõÐåÐê   âëèáªëªç¨   äôõÐæÐÆ몠  íõúªîòõÐåÐêè몠  492
ÍæÐæ몠  çù²åР  êÕëª
 

ËõúªîòõÐåÐê

of various types

âëèáªëªç¨äª    íôõÐæÐÆëª

persons possessing strength

íõúªîòõÐåÐÊ

protective circle (fortress)

ꑻ

becomes

ÍæÐæ몠   çù²ëª

diverse sources of strength

êÕëª	will confer

 
A   fortress   along   with   diverse   sources   of   strength   will  confer   many   benefits   (492).    
Í÷ª÷èÕ몠  Í÷ª÷¨   íÌç   ¬ìä÷¨åÐÊ      493
îçè÷ª÷èæÐæúª   îçè÷ª÷¨òР  âòá¨äª
 

Í÷ª÷èÕëª

even the weak

Í÷ª÷¨

will be strengthened

íÌç	and succeed

¬ì䪠   í÷¨åÐÊ

the right place

îçè÷ª÷èæÐæúª

from the enemy

îçè÷ª÷¨

protecting oneself

âòá¨äª

if the operations are performed

 
Even   a   weaker   force   can   overcome   a   more   powerful   one,   if   the  right   place   of   operations   is   chosen   (493).    
öúªú¨áèõР  öúªú몠  ¬ÈçªçõР  ¬ìä÷¨åÐÊ   494
Êäªä¨áèõР  Êäªä¨òР  âòá¨äª
 

öúªú¨áèõÐ

(the enemy) who plans to overcome

öúªúëª

the thought (of defeating)

¬ÈçªçõÐ

will give up

¬ì䪠   í÷¨åÐÊ

making the correct choice of place

Êäªä¨áèõÐ

who has undertaken a task

Êäªä¨

also protecting oneself

âòá¨äª

if performed

 
Selecting   a   well-protected   location   will   foil   the   plans of   the   enemy   (494).    
âåÌ몵äÙóª   âôùªÙ몠  Ëêéù   íÌ몵äù¨äª   495
婧ªæ¨äª   íêéä   ç¨÷
 

âåÌ몵äÙóª

while in deep waters

âôùªÙëª

will conquer (its enemies)

Ëêéù	the crocodile

íÌëª

will kill

µäù¨äª

from water

婧ªæ¨äª

brought outside

íêéä	that (crocodile)

ç¨÷	other creatures

 
The   crocodile   will   conquer   its   enemies   in   deep   water, but   outside   water,   it   will   be   defeated   (495).    
æìîùèìè   æèùªôùª   âåÌåÐîêõР  æìîùèÌ몠    496
åèôè±ëª   Øìè   å¨ùêÐÊ
 

æìùª    Øìè

will not move on the seas

æèùªôùª

the strong wheeled

âåÌåÐîêõÐ

big chariot

æìùª    ØÌëª

that run on the seas

åèôè±ëª

the ships likewise

Øìè	will not move

å¨ùêÐÊ

on the ground

 
The   wheeled   chariot   will   not   run   on   the   seas,   nor   will   the   ship   move   on   the   ground   (496).
 
 
í¢ªòèéë   íùªùèùª   Êéúîôúªìè   ö¢ªòèéë                     497
öúªú¨   ¬ìêÐêè÷ª   âòá¨äª
 

í¢ªòèéë

courage

íùªùèùª

other than

Êéúîôúªìè

no other support is necessary

ö¢ªòèéë

without insufficiency

öúªú¨

deliberating

¬ìêÐêè÷ª

at the appropriate place

âòá¨äª

if performed

 
If   an   action   is   well   planned   and   the   location   is   appropriate, nothing   more   is   needed   than   courage   to   secure   victory   (497).
   
ò¨×çéìáè䪠  âòùªù¨ì몠  îòõ¨äª   ã×çéìáè䪠   498
ÃæÐæ몠  íȨåÐÊ   ô¨Ìëª
 

ò¨×çéìáèäª

the one with a small army

âòùª¬ìëª

in the vantage place

îòõ¨äª

is located

ã×çéìáèäª

one with a mighty army

ÃæÐæëª

enthusiasm

íȨåÐÊ    ô¨Ìëª

will lose

 
Even   one   with   a   large   army   will   fail   against   a   smaller   one if   the   latter   is   located   in     a   vantage   point   due   to   frustration   (498).

 
ò¨é÷åùÄ몠  ò©Õ몠  ¬ùâõä¨Ä몠  ëèåÐêõР     499
ãé÷å¨ùêÐîêèÌ   øìªìùª   íõ¨Ê
 

ò¨é÷åùÄëª

superior protection

ò©Õëª

other strengths

¬ùõР   öä¨Äëª

even if not available

ëèåÐêõÐ

those people (enemies)

ãé÷å¨ùêÐîêèÌ

in one's home ground

øìªìùª

to conquer

íõ¨Ê	not possible

 
Even   if   they   do   not   have   their   own   forts   or   other   defences, the   enemies   cannot   be   dislodged   from   their   homes   (499).    
æèùèȪ   æóõ¨ùª   åõ¨áÌ몠  æúªú¢ªòè       500
îôùèóª   ËæêÐê   æó¨×
 

æèùª    ÍȪ

feet stuck

æóõ¨äª

in quagmire

åõ¨

the fox

íÌëª

will kill

æúª	to the mahout

í¢ªòè

unsubdued

îôùª    Íóª

soldiers with spears

ËæêÐê

trapped in its tusk

æó¨×

elephant

 
Even   the   mighty   elephant   that   has   tusks   to   attack   soldiers  having   spears,   when   its   feet   are   stuck   in   a   marsh,   can   be killed   by   a   fox   (500).