VIGRAHAH- विग्रह:- WAR-12(HITOPADESA)

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बलम् अश्वश् च सैन्यानां प्राकारो जङ्गमो यतः ।
तस्माद् अश्वाधिको राजा विजयी स्थल-विग्रहे ॥ ८६ ॥
balam aśvaś ca sainyānāṃ prākāro jaṅgamo yataḥ |
tasmād aśvādhiko rājā vijayī sthala-vigrahe || 3.86 ||
For the army cavalry is the strength inasmuch it forms a moving rampart; therefore a king superior in cavalry is victorious in a land-fight.

युध्यमाना हयारूढा देवानाम् अपि दुर्जयाः ।
अपि दूरस्थितास् तेषां वैरिणो हस्तवत्तिनः ॥ ८७ ॥

yudhyamānā hayārūḍhā devānām api durjayāḥ |
api dūrasthitās teṣāṃ vairiṇo hastavattinaḥ || 3.87 ||

Those fighting mounted on a horse even the gods cannot conquer; the enemies even though dwelling far away are with in their reach.

प्रथमं युद्ध-कारित्वं समस्त-बल-पालनम् ।
दिङ्-मार्गाणां विशोधित्वं पत्ति-कर्म प्रचक्षते ॥ ८८ ॥

prathamaṃ yuddha-kāritvaṃ samasta-bala-pālanam |
diṅ-mārgāṇāṃ viśodhitvaṃ patti-karma pracakṣate || 3.88 ||

Preserving the entire army in battle-readiness is the primary means of carrying on with the war; it is the responsibility of the infantry to keep the roads properly cleared.

स्वभाव-शूरम् अस्त्रज्ञम् अविरक्तं जित-श्रमम् ।
प्रसिद्ध-क्षत्रिय-प्रायं बलं श्रेष्ठतमं विदुः ॥ ८९ ॥

svabhāva-śūram astrajñam aviraktaṃ jita-śramam |
prasiddha-kṣatriya-prāyaṃ balaṃ śreṣṭhatamaṃ viduḥ || 3.89 ||

Naturally brave, skilled in arms, loyal, one who has conquered fatigue, consisting mainly of kshatriyas,- this people say is an excellent army.

यथा प्रभु-कृतान् मानाद् युध्यन्ते भुवि मानवाः ।
न तथा बहुभिर् दत्तैर् द्रविणैर् अपि भूपते ॥ ९० ॥

yathā prabhu-kṛtān mānād yudhyante bhuvi mānavāḥ |
na tathā bahubhir dattair draviṇair api bhūpate || 3.90 ||

People fight more  for the honour bestowed on them by the chief and not as much for the largesse given by the king.

वरम् अल्प-बलं सारं न कुर्यान् मुण्ड-मण्डलीम् ।
कुर्याद् असार-भङ्गो हि सार-भङ्गम् अपि स्फुटम् ॥ ९१ ॥

varam alpa-balaṃ sāraṃ na kuryān muṇḍa-maṇḍalīm |
kuryād asāra-bhaṅgo hi sāra-bhaṅgam api sphuṭam || 3.91 ||

It is better to have a small army of chosen men rather than multitude of heads; if the weaklings are defeated it will eventually lead to that of the strong.

अप्रसादो ऽनधिष्ठानं देयांश-हरणं च यत् ।
काल-यापो ऽप्रतीकारस् तद् वैराग्यस्य कारणम् ॥ ९२ ॥

aprasādo 'nadhiṣṭhānaṃ deyāṃśa-haraṇaṃ ca yat |
kāla-yāpo 'pratīkāras tad vairāgyasya kāraṇam || 3.92

Withholding of favour, absence of leadership, appropriating other’s due, procrastination , non-requital these are the causes for disenchantment among the troops.

अपीडयन् बलं शत्रूञ् जिगीषुर् अभिषेणयेत् ।
सुख-साध्यं द्विषां सैन्यं दीर्घ-प्रयाण-पीडितम् ॥ ९३ ॥

apīḍayan balaṃ śatrūñ jigīṣur abhiṣeṇayet |
sukha-sādhyaṃ dviṣāṃ sainyaṃ dīrgha-prayāṇa-pīḍitam || 3.93 ||

One desirous of victory should march against the enemy without causing fatigue to his men; a tired army can easily be overthrown by the enemy.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH