The various characteristics of roads (to follow), the nature of the soil on which to encamp, protection of self, superintendence of the construction of cars and other utensils of war and use, the various means for protecting and improving men, elephants, cars, and horses, the various kinds of arranging soldiers, strategies, and manoeuvres in war, planetary conjunctions indicating evil, evil auguries (such as earthquakes), skilful methods of warfare and retreat, knowledge of weapons and their proper care, the disorders of troops and how to get rid of them, the means of filling the army with joy and confidence, diseases, times of distress and danger, knowledge of guiding the infantry in battle, the methods of creating alarms and notifying orders, striking the enemy with fear by display of flags, the various means of assailing enemy's kingdom by means of robbers and dreadful wild-tribes, and fire-giver and poisoners and forgerers, by creating union among the principal officers of hostile armies, by cutting down crops and plants, by destroying the efficiency of the enemy's elephants, by producing alarms, by honouring those among the enemy's subject who are well disposed towards the invader, and by filling the enemy with confidence, the waste, growth, and harmony of the seven principal requisites of sovereignty, capacity for works, the means for accomplishing them, the methods of extending the kingdom, the means of winning over persons living in the enemy's country, the punishment and destruction, strong and the impartial administration of justice, the extermination of the the wicked, wrestling, shooting and throwing and hurling of weapons, the methods of making presents and of keeping in store necessary things, feeding the unfed and supervision over those that have been fed, gifts of wealth in season, freedom from the vices, the attributes of king, the qualification of military officers, the sources of the three requisites and its merits and short-comings, the various kinds of evil intents, the behaviour of dependents, suspicion against every one, the avoidance of carelessness, the acquisition of objects unattained, the improving of objects already obtained, gifts, to deserving persons, spending of wealth for religious purposes, for acquiring objects of desire, and for removing danger and distress, were all described in that work.
कृत्स्ना मार्गगुणाश्चैव तथा भूमिगुणाश्च हा आत्मरक्षणमाश्वासः सर्गाणां चान्ववेक्षणम्॥ कल्पना विविधाश्चापि नृनागरथवाजिनाम्। व्यूहाश्च विविधाभिख्या विचित्रं युद्धकौशलम्॥ उत्पाताश्च निपाताश्च सुयुद्धं सुपलायितम्। शस्त्राणां पालनं ज्ञानं तथैव भरतर्षभ॥ बलव्यसनमुक्तं च तथैव बलहर्षणम्। पीडा चापदकालश्च पत्तिज्ञानं च पाण्डव॥ तथा खातविधानं च योगः संचार एव च। चोरैराटविकैश्चोग्रैः परराष्ट्रस्य पीडनम्॥ अग्निर्दैगरदैश्चैव प्रतिरूपककारकैः। श्रेणिमुख्योपजापेन वीरधश्छेदनेन च॥ दूषणेन च नागानामातङ्कजननेन च। आराधनेन भक्तस्य प्रत्ययोपार्जनेन च॥ सप्ताङ्गस्य च राज्यस्य ह्रासवृद्धिसमञ्जसम्। दूतसामर्थ्यसंयोगात् सराष्ट्रस्य विवर्धनम्॥ अरिमध्यस्थमित्राणां सम्यक् चोक्तं प्रपञ्चनम्। अवमर्दः प्रतीघातस्तथैव च बलीयसाम्॥ व्यवहारः सुसूक्ष्मश्च तथा कण्टकशोधनम्। श्रमो व्यायामयोगश्च त्यागो द्रव्यस्य संग्रहः॥ अभृतानां च भरणं भृतानां चान्ववेक्षणम्। अर्थस्य काले दानं च व्यसने चाप्रसङ्गिता॥ तथा राजगुणाश्चैव सेनापतिगुणाश्च ह। कारणं च त्रिवर्गस्य गुणदोषास्तथैव च॥ दुश्चेष्टितं च विविधं वृत्तिश्चैवानुवर्तिनाम्। शङ्कितत्वं च सर्वस्य प्रमादस्य च वर्जनम्॥ अलब्धलाभो लब्धस्य तथैव च विवर्धनम्। प्रदानं च विवृद्धस्य पात्रेभ्यो विधिवत्ततः॥ विसर्गोऽर्थस्य धर्मार्थं कामहैतुकमुच्यते। चतुर्थं व्यसनाघाते तथैवात्रानुवर्णितम्॥