ãéùô¨ìêÐÊ   Ã×í¢ªòè   ôäªæúª   âêèéùô¨ìêÐÊêР  762
âêèùªçéìæÐÆ   íùªùèùª   íõ¨Ê
 

ãéù²    ¬ìêÐÊ

in the face of defeat

Ã×	damage (injury)

í¢ªòè

without being afraid

ôäªæúª

ability to counter attack

âêèéù²    ¬ìêÐÊ

at the point of defeat

âêèùªçéìæÐÆ

the army traditionally usd to fighting

íùªùèùª

other than

íõ¨Ê	is not possible (for others)

 
The   army   (even   though   small),   must   have   resolute   courage   and
a   high   tradition;   nothing   else   can   be   greater   (762).  
øù¨êÐêæÐæèùª   öäªäè몠  ãôõ¨   öù¨çªçéæ      763
åèæ몠  ãá¨õÐçªçæР  âæÌëª
 

øù¨êÐêæÐæèùª

while raising battlecry

ö䪠  Íëª

what is going to happen

ãôõ¨	ocean-like

öù¨çªçéæ

(to) an army of rats

åèæëª

cobra

ãá¨õÐçªç

with its hiss

âæÌëª

(will be) destroyed

 
Of   what   avail   is   an   army   of   rats   roaring   like   the   sea   when   they
can   be   warded   off   by   the   hiss   of   a   cobra   ?   (763)  
íȨô¨äª×   íé÷îçèæè   êè樠  ôȨôåÐê   764
ôäªæ   úÊîô   çéì
 

íȨô¨äª×

without withdrawing

íé÷îçèæèÊ

without compromising on military secrets

꾬	endowed with

ôȨôåÐê

traditional

ôäªæúª

bravery

íÊîô	that alone

çéì	is (the hallmark of) an army

 
That   is   a   good   army   that   has   never   been   defeated,   has   always
upheld   a   tradition   of   bravery   and   that   does   not   fall   a   prey   to
the   enemy's   designs   (764).  

Ô÷ª×	the god of death

ãìäª×

furiously

îëùªôõ¨Äëª

even if launches an attack

Ôï	coming together (physically and mentally)

öê¨õÐå¨÷ªÆëª

defending

Í÷ª÷ùª

having the ability

íÊîô	that alone

çéì	is an army

 
Ô÷ª×ìäª×   îëùªôõ¨Ä몠  Ôï   öê¨õÐå¨÷ªÆ몠   765
Í÷ª÷   ùÊîô   çéì
 
 
A   good   army   is   that   which   can   withstand   all   attacks
even   if   they   are   launched   by   the   God   of   death   in   all   fury   (765).  
ë÷ëèä몠  ëèúªì   ôȨòÐâòù²   îê÷ª÷몠           766
öäåèäªîæ   Öë몠  çéìæÐÆ
 

ë÷ëª

bravery

ëèäëª

sense of honour

ëèúªì

excellent

ôȨòÐâòù²

following the path of

îê÷ª÷ëª

reliability

öä   åèäªîæ

these four

Öëëª	protection

çéìæÐÆ

for a (good) army

 
Bravery,   a   sense   of   honour,   high   traditions   and   reliability   are
the   four   attributes   of   a   good   army   (766).  
êèõÐê觪æ¨òР  âòùªôÊ   êèéä   êéùôåÐê           767
îçèõÐê觪Æ몠  êäªéë   í÷¨åÐÊ
 

êèõÐ	the enemy attack

ê觪æ¨

ward off

âòùªôÊ

surging forward

êèéä

the army

êéùôåÐê

attack on oneself

îçèõÐ

(in the) battle

ê觪Æëª

to defend

êäªéë

ability

í÷¨åÐÊ

having understood

 
That   is   a   good   army   that   is   capable   of   not   only   warding   off
enemy   attacks,   but   taking   the   offensive   (767).

 
íì÷ª÷éæ±ëª   Í÷ª÷Ù몠  ¬ùªâùä¨Ä몠  êèéä      768
çéìêÐêéæáèùª   çèÌ   âç×ëª
 

íìùª    êéæ±ëª

the capability to penetrate into enemy ranks

Í÷ª÷Ùëª

the capacity (to defend enemy assaults)

¬ùª   öä¨Äëª

even if are not there

êèéä

the army

çéìêÐêéæáèùª

by the very look (and morale)

çèÌ	impressive estimate

âç×ëª

will gain

   
Even   if   an   army   lacks   in   skill   and   valour,   its   impressive   appearance
and   morale   will   enable   it   to   be   reckoned   as   powerful   (768).  
ò¨×éë±ëª   âòùªùèêР  Ê䨱몠  ô×éë±ëª          769
¬ùªùèá¨äª   âôùªÙ몠  çéì
 

ò¨×éë±ëª

small in size

âòùªùè

long standing

Ê䨱ëª

discontent

ô×éë±ëª

lack of resources

¬ùª

not there

Íá¨äª

if

âôùªÙëª

will be successful

çéì

the army

   
An   army   can   win   only   if   it   does   not   suffer   want   of   resources
and   is   not   run   by   pettiness   and   disaffection   (769).  
å¨éùëæÐæóª   òèù   ãéìêÐâêä¨Ä몠  êèéä       770
êéùëæÐæóª   ¬ùªôȨ   ¬ùª
 

å¨éùëæÐæóª

composed of excellent soldiers

òèù

aplenty

ãéìêÐÊ

with

öä¨Äëª

even though

êèéä

the army

êéùëæÐæóª

(good) commanders

¬ùªôȨ

in the absence

¬ùª	(there is) no (use)

   
Even   if   it   has   plenty   of   soldiers,   without   brave   leaders,
no   army   can   stand   (770).