ø÷ª×ëª ãéõòèäª÷ ¿Ùëª ¬éôá¨õúªÌ몠 581
âê÷ªâ÷äªæ ëäªäôäª æúª

ø÷ª×ëª

the spy

ãéõòèäª÷

authoritative in law

¿Ùëª

books

¬éô

these

¬õúªÌëª

two

âê÷ª×

clearly

öäªæ	understood

ëäªäôäª

the ruler's

æúª

eye(s)

The intelligence system and the books of law are the two eyes of the king (581).

öùªùèõÐæÐÆëª öùªùèëª å¨æȪçéô ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª 582
ôùªí÷¨êùª îôåÐêäª âêèȨùª

öùªùèõÐæÐÆëª

in respec of everyone

öùªùèëª

all

å¨æȪçéô

developments

ö¢ª¢èäª×ëª

every day

ôùª

promptly

í÷¨êùª

coming to know

îôåÐêäª

of the king's

âêèȨùª

duty

It is the duty of the king to know all that happens everywhere and at all times, through his intelligence agents (582)..

ø÷ª÷¨äèäª ø÷ª÷¨çª âçè×óªâêõ¨áè ëäªäô䪠 583
âæè÷ª÷ëª âæèóæÐæ¨ìåÐêÊ ¬ùª

ø÷ª÷¨äèäª

through spies

ø÷ª÷¨

having learnt about all developments

âçèÕóª  âêõ¨áè

and without analysing such intelligence

ëäªäôäª

for the king

âæè÷ª÷ëª

success

âæèóæÐæ¨ìåÐêÊ

the means of

¬ùª	there is none

The king who does not get information through his agents and analyses them will never achieve success  (583).

  ô¨éäâòáªôèõÐ êëªà÷ª÷ëª îôúªìèêèõÐ öäª÷§ªÆ  584
íéäôéõ±ëª ÍõèáªôÊ ø÷ª×

ô¨éä	activities

âòáªôèõÐ

those who engage in

êëª

one's

à÷ª÷ëª

associates

îôúªìèêèõÐ

enemies

öäª×

thus

ͧªÆ

known

íéäôéõ±ëª

all

ÍõèáªôÊ

watching

ø÷ª×

is spying

The coverage of all including officials, relations and enemies makes for good intelligence  (584).

  æìèí ãÕîôèÌ æúªú¢ªòèÊ áèúªÌ몠 585
ãæèíéë ôùªùîê ø÷ª×

æìèí	without exciting suspicion

ãÕîôèÌ

with appearance

æúª	(enemy's) eyes

í¢ªòèÊ

unperturbed

áèúªÌëª

everywhere

ãæèíéë

not letting out facts

ôùªùîê

having the capacity

ø÷ª×

spying

The good spy is he who does not attract suspicion when in disguise or otherwise and never be disturbed when suspected or disclose his thoughts to the enemy (585).

  Ê÷åÐêèõÐ çïôêÐêõÐ Íæ¨ ¬÷åÐÊÍõèáªåÐÊ  586
öäªâòá¨Äëª îòèõÐô¨ùÊ ø÷ª×

Ê÷åÐêèõÐ

ascetic

çïôêÐêõÐ

mendicant

꾬	in the garb of

¬÷åÐÊ

crossing all hurdles

ÍõèáªåÐÊ

gettig down to facts

öäªâòá¨Äëª

whatever be the means adopted by enemies against him

îòèõв

breaking down

¬ùÊ

without

ø÷ª×

is spying

Gaining access to difficult places or sources of information, adopting the guise of an ascetic or holy man, and never confessing even under coercion, make a good spy (586).

  ëé÷åÐêéô îæìªæô÷ª× Íæ¨ í÷¨åÐêéô  587
ÉáçªçèÌ ¬ùªùîê ø÷ª×

ëé÷åÐêéô

secrets

îæìªæ

to enquire and ascertain

ô÷ª× Íæ¨

be an adept

í÷¨åÐêéô

those which had been ascertained

ÉáçªçèÌ

doubts

¬ùªùîê

without

ø÷ª×

is spying

He who gets access to secret information or activities, and gets it verified beyond doubt, is a good spy (587).

ø÷ª×ø÷ª÷¨êÐ êåÐê âçèÕéó±ëª ë÷ª×ëªØõР 588
ø÷ª÷¨äèùª ø÷ª÷¨æÐ âæèóùª

ø÷ª×

one spy

ø÷ª÷¨êР êåÐê

information collected and given by

âçèÕéó±ëª

matter

ë÷ª×ëª

an independent

ØõÐ

one

ø÷ª÷¨äèùª

through spy

ø÷ª÷¨æÐâæèóùª

cross-checking

The information brought by one spy should always be cross-checked with that brought independently by another (588).

ø÷ª×ø÷ª× ãúõèéë Íóªæ ãìäªßôõР 589
âòèùªâêèæÐæ îê÷çª çÌëª

ø÷ª×

one spy

ø÷ª×	another spy

ãúõèéë

should not know (each other as working on the same area)

Íóªæ	thus, it should be managed

ãìäª	corroboration

ßôõÐ	three (spies)

âòèùª

information collected

âêèæÐæ

if so

îê÷çªçÌëª

should be considered reliable

When more than one spy are to be sent on an assignment,they should not know each other. When there is corroboration in the independent reports of three spies, the information they bring may be considered true (589).

ò¨÷窵í÷¨á ø÷ª÷¨äªæúª âòáªá÷ªæ âòáªá¨äª  590
µ÷çªçÌêÐêèäª ÍÆëª ëé÷

ò¨÷窵

recognition

í÷¨á

openly

ø÷ª÷¨äªæúª

towards the spy

âòáªá÷ªæ

should not be done

âòáªá¨äª

if done

÷çªçÌêÐêèäª

one who exposes himself

ÍÆëª	will become

ëé÷	one's secret

There should be no open recognition of a spy's work. Such open recognition will amount to himself exposing his own secrets (590).