­§ªÆæ   ­§ªæ¨òР  âòá÷ªçèù   ­§ªæ÷ªæ        672
­§ªæèÊ   âò᪱몠  ô¨éä
 

­§ªÆæ

carry out slowly

­§ªæ¨

with delay

âòáùª    çèù

those to be done

­§ªæ÷ªæ

without delay

­§ªæèÊ

without delay

âò᪱ëª

accomplishing

ô¨éä

tasks

 
Tasks   that   can   wait   can   be   done   at   leisure,   but   important ones   should   never   be   put   off   (672).  
øùªÙëªôè   âáùªùè몠  ô¨éäåäªî÷   øùªùèæÐæèùª     673
âòùªÙëªôè᪠  îåèæÐæ¨òР  âòáùª
 

øùªÙëªôèáª

which can be achieved

öùªùèëª

all

ô¨éä	accomplishing the task

åäªî÷

is good

øùªùèæÐæèùª

if unable to complete

âòùªÙëªôèáª

the means to complete

îåèæÐæ¨

considering

âòáùª

doing

 
Where   the   way   to   accomplish   a   task   is   clear,   it   should   be performed   straight   away,   otherwise   alternative   ways   must be   carefully   considered   (673).  
ô¨éäçéæ   âáäª÷¨õúªï䪠  öòÐò몠  å¨é䱧ªæèùª     674
ê©âáòÐò몠  îçèùêР  âê×ëª
 

ô¨éä

work

çéæ

enmity

öäª×    ¬õúªïäª

these two

öòÐòëª

if left undone or extinguished

å¨é䱧ªæèùª

if analysed

ê©âáòÐòëª

the smouldering embers

îçèù

like

âê×ëª

will flare up

 
Work   that   is   not   finished   and   enmity   that   is   not   crushed   will cause   problems   like   smouldering   embers   that   take   flame   (674).  
âçèÕóªæÕô¨   æèù몠  ô¨éäá¨ìîäè   éìåÐÊ몠   675
¬Õóªê©õ   öúªú¨òР  âòáùª
 

âçèÕóª

resources

æÕô¨	instruments

æèùëª

time

ô¨éä

means

¬ìîäèÌ

place

ÉåÐÊëª

these five

¬Õóªê©õ

after clearly analysing

öúªú¨

consider

âòáùª

engage in

   
One   must   consider   five   things-   resources,   instruments,   means, time   and   place-   before   embarking   on   a   task   (675).  
Ëï²ëª   ¬éì¹×몠  Ë÷ª÷¨á觪   âæáªÊ몠   676
çÌçáÄ몠  çèõÐêÐÊòР  âòáùª
 

Ëï²ëª

(effort to achieve) the result

¬éì¹×ëª

obstacles

Ë÷ª÷¨á觪Æ

on completion of the task

öáªÊëª

the resultant

çÌçáÄëª

great benefit

çèõÐêÐÊ

having examined

âòáùª

the task

 
One   must   consider   the   objectives   and   the   obstacles   before undertaking   a   task   and   also   the   results   that   accrue   on   its completion   (676).

 
âòáªô¨éä   âòáªôè䪠  âòáùªËé÷   íôªô¨éä     677
ãóªó÷¨ôè   Äóªó§ª   âæèóùª
 

âòáªô¨éä

the task in hand

âòáªôèäª

the one engaged in

âòáùªËé÷

the method

íôªô¨éä

of that task

ãóª   í÷¨ôèäª

the one with experience of its ins and outs

ãóªóëª

ideas

âæèóùª

should know (adopt)

 
In   considering   how   to   accomplish   a   task,   one   must   go by   the   experience   of   others   (677).  
ô¨éäáèùª   ô¨éäáèæÐ樠  îæèìùª   åéäæ²óª    678
áèéäáèùª   áèéäáèêР  ê÷ª×
 

ô¨éäáèùª

while accomplishing a task

ô¨éä    ÍæÐæ¨

the next one also

îæèìùª

should achieve

åéä   æ²óª

the cheeks of the elephant moistened by its rut

áèéäáèùª

by the elephant

áèéä	another elephant

ÍõÐêÐÊ

bound

í÷ª×

like

 
When   completing   one   task,   one   should   address   the   next   task like   using   one   elephant   to   capture   another   (678).

åìªìèõÐæÐÆ   åùªù   âòáù¨äª   ô¨éõåÐêîê     679
øìªìèéõ   øìªïæР  âæèóùª
 

åìªìèõÐæÐÆ

to friends

åùªù	a good turn

âòáù¨äª

than doing

ô¨éõåÐêîê

more urgent

øìªìèéõ

enemy

øìªïæР   âæèóùª

befriending

 
More   urgent   than   rewarding   your   friends   is   the   befriending of   your   enemies   (679).  
ãé÷ò¨÷¨áèõР  ãóªå̧ªæùª   í¢ªò¨æР  Æé÷âç÷¨äª     680
âæèóªôõР  âçõ¨áèõР  çú¨åÐÊ
 
 

ãé÷ò¨÷¨áèõÐ

those of little territory

ãóªå̧ªæùª

inwardly stricken with terror

í¢ªò¨

terrified

Æé÷âç÷¨äª

realising their weakness and wanting truce

âæèóªôõÐ

seek

âçõ¨áèõÐ

more powerful (enemies)

çú¨åÐÊ

supplicate

   
He   who   is   in   constant   fear   of   being   overpowered,   should seek   truce   with   strong   enemies   (680).