Agni Purana — Chapter 235
AgP 235.1
:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे आजस्रिकं नाम चतुस्त्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {२३५} :श् अथ पञ्चत्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः रणदीक्षा पुष्कर उवाच यात्राविधानपूर्वन्तु वक्ष्ये साङ्ग्रामिकं विधिं सप्ताहेन यदा यात्रा भविष्यति महीपतेः
:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe ājasrikaṃ nāma catustriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {235} :ś atha pañcatriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ raṇadīkṣā puṣkara uvāca yātrāvidhānapūrvantu vakṣye sāṅgrāmikaṃ vidhiṃ saptāhena yadā yātrā bhaviṣyati mahīpateḥ
[Thus in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the two hundred and thirty-fourth chapter, called 'The Daily Routine'.] Chapter 235. Now the two hundred and thirty-fifth chapter: Consecration for Battle. Puṣkara said: I shall declare the rule for warfare, preceded by the rule for the march. When the king's march is to take place in seven days,
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AgP 235.2
पूजनीयो हरिः शम्भुर्मोदकाद्यैर् विनायकः द्वितीये ऽहनि दिक्पालान् सम्पूज्य शयनञ्चरेत्
pūjanīyo hariḥ śambhurmodakādyair vināyakaḥ dvitīye 'hani dikpālān sampūjya śayanañcaret
Hari and Śambhu are to be worshipped, and Vināyaka with sweetmeats and the like; on the second day, having fully worshipped the guardians of the directions, he should lie down to sleep.
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AgP 235.3
शय्यायां वा तदग्रे ऽथ देवान् प्रार्च्य मनुं स्मरेत् नमः शम्भोः त्रिनेत्राय रुद्राय वरदाय च
śayyāyāṃ vā tadagre 'tha devān prārcya manuṃ smaret namaḥ śambhoḥ trinetrāya rudrāya varadāya ca
Then, on the bed or before it, having worshipped the gods, he should recall the formula: Homage to Śambhu, to the three-eyed, to Rudra, and to the giver of boons,
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AgP 235.4
वामनाय विरूपाय स्वप्नाधिपतये नमः :न् १ संविशेदिति ज॥ :प् ३५० भगवन्देवदेवेश शूलभृद्वृषवाहन
vāmanāya virūpāya svapnādhipataye namaḥ :n 1 saṃviśediti ja.. :p 350 bhagavandevadeveśa śūlabhṛdvṛṣavāhana
to the dwarf, to the misshapen one, to the lord of dreams—homage! [Apparatus: 1. 'saṃviśet' in MS ja. Page 350.] O Lord, god of the gods, trident-bearer, borne by the bull,
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AgP 235.5
इष्टानिष्टे ममाचक्ष्व स्वप्ने सुप्तस्य शाश्वत यज्जाग्रतो दूरमिति पुरोधा मन्त्रमुच्चरेत्
iṣṭāniṣṭe mamācakṣva svapne suptasya śāśvata yajjāgrato dūramiti purodhā mantramuccaret
"Tell me, O eternal one, what is favourable and unfavourable for me as I sleep in dream"—thus the domestic priest should utter the mantra (beginning) 'yaj jāgrato dūram (udaiti)'.
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AgP 235.6
तृतीये ऽहनि दिक्पालान् रुद्रांस्तान् दिक्पतीन्यजेत् ग्रहान् यजेच्चतुर्थे ऽह्नि पञ्चमे चाश्विनौ यजेत्
tṛtīye 'hani dikpālān rudrāṃstān dikpatīnyajet grahān yajeccaturthe 'hni pañcame cāśvinau yajet
On the third day he should worship the guardians of the directions, those Rudras who are lords of the directions; on the fourth day he should worship the planets, and on the fifth the two Aśvins.
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AgP 235.7
मार्गे या देवतास्तासान्नद्यादीनाञ्च पूजनं दिव्यान्तरीक्षभौमस्थदेवानाञ्च तथा बलिः
mārge yā devatāstāsānnadyādīnāñca pūjanaṃ divyāntarīkṣabhaumasthadevānāñca tathā baliḥ
(There should be) worship of whatever deities are on the road, and of the rivers and the rest; and likewise an offering to the gods dwelling in heaven, in the middle air, and on earth.
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AgP 235.8
रात्रौ भूतगणानाञ्च वासुदेवादिपूजनं भद्रकाल्याः श्रियः कुर्यात् प्रार्थयेत् सर्वदेवताः
rātrau bhūtagaṇānāñca vāsudevādipūjanaṃ bhadrakālyāḥ śriyaḥ kuryāt prārthayet sarvadevatāḥ
At night (there should be worship) of the hosts of spirits, and worship of Vāsudeva and the others; he should perform (worship) of Bhadrakālī and of Śrī, and should entreat all the deities.
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AgP 235.9
वासुदेवः सङ्कर्षणः प्रद्युम्नश्चानिरुद्धकः नारायणो ऽब्जजो विष्णुर् नारसिंहो वराहकः
vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaścāniruddhakaḥ nārāyaṇo 'bjajo viṣṇur nārasiṃho varāhakaḥ
Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha, Nārāyaṇa, the lotus-born (Brahmā), Viṣṇu, the Man-lion, the Boar,
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AgP 235.10
शिव ईशस्तत्पुरुषो(१) ह्य् अघोरो राम सत्यजः(२) सूर्यः सोमः कुजश्चान्द्रिजीवशुक्रशनैश् चराः
śiva īśastatpuruṣo(1) hy aghoro rāma satyajaḥ(2) sūryaḥ somaḥ kujaścāndrijīvaśukraśanaiś carāḥ
Śiva, Īśa, Tatpuruṣa, Aghora, O Rama, and Satyaja (Sadyojāta); the Sun, the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn,
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AgP 235.11
राहुः केतुर्गणपतिः सेनानी चण्डिका ह्य् उमा लक्ष्मीः सरस्वती दुर्गा ब्रह्माणीप्रमुखा गणाः
rāhuḥ keturgaṇapatiḥ senānī caṇḍikā hy umā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī durgā brahmāṇīpramukhā gaṇāḥ
Rāhu, Ketu, Gaṇapati, the army-commander (Skanda), Caṇḍikā, Umā, Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Durgā, and the troops (of mothers) headed by Brāhmaṇī,
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AgP 235.12
रुद्रा इन्द्रादयो वह्निर् नागास्तार्क्ष्यो ऽपरे सुराः दिव्यान्तरीक्षभूमिष्ठा विजयाय भवन्तु मे
rudrā indrādayo vahnir nāgāstārkṣyo 'pare surāḥ divyāntarīkṣabhūmiṣṭhā vijayāya bhavantu me
the Rudras, Indra and the rest, Fire, the Nāgas, Tārkṣya, and the other gods, dwelling in heaven, in the middle air and on earth—may they be for my victory.
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AgP 235.13
मर्दयन्तु रणे शत्रून्(३) सम्प्रगृह्योपहारकं सपुत्रमातृभृत्यो ऽहं(४) देवा वः शरणङ्गतः
mardayantu raṇe śatrūn(3) sampragṛhyopahārakaṃ saputramātṛbhṛtyo 'haṃ(4) devā vaḥ śaraṇaṅgataḥ
Having accepted the offering, may they crush (my) enemies in battle; with my sons, mothers and servants I have come to you, O gods, for refuge.
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AgP 235.14
:न् १ तत्पुरत इति ख॥ २ रात्रावित्यादिः, सत्यज इत्य् अन्तः पाठः ग॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ३ मर्दयन्तु च मे शत्रूनिति घ॥ , ञ॥ च ४ अवन्तु मां स्वभृत्यो ऽहमिति ज॥ , ट॥ च :प् ३५१ चामूनां पृष्ठतो गत्वा रिपुनाशा नमो ऽस्तु वः(१) विनिवृत्तः प्रदास्यामि(२) दत्तादभ्यधिकं बलिं
:n 1 tatpurata iti kha.. 2 rātrāvityādiḥ, satyaja ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ ga.. pustake nāsti 3 mardayantu ca me śatrūniti gha.. , ña.. ca 4 avantu māṃ svabhṛtyo 'hamiti ja.. , ṭa.. ca :p 351 cāmūnāṃ pṛṣṭhato gatvā ripunāśā namo 'stu vaḥ(1) vinivṛttaḥ pradāsyāmi(2) dattādabhyadhikaṃ baliṃ
Going behind the armies, O destroyers of foes, homage be to you; when I have returned I shall give an offering greater than what has (now) been given.
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AgP 235.15
षष्ठे ऽह्नि विजयस्नानं कर्तव्यं चाभिषेकवत् यात्रादिने सप्तमे च पूजयेच्च त्रिविक्रमं
ṣaṣṭhe 'hni vijayasnānaṃ kartavyaṃ cābhiṣekavat yātrādine saptame ca pūjayecca trivikramaṃ
On the sixth day the victory-bath is to be performed, like the consecration bath; and on the seventh, the day of the march, he should worship Trivikrama.
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AgP 235.16
नीराजनोक्तमन्त्रैश् च आयुधं वाहनं यजेत् पुण्याहजयशब्देन मन्त्रमेतन्निशामयेत्
nīrājanoktamantraiś ca āyudhaṃ vāhanaṃ yajet puṇyāhajayaśabdena mantrametanniśāmayet
And with the mantras prescribed for the nīrājana rite he should worship the weapons and the vehicle; with the cry of 'an auspicious day!' and 'victory!' he should give heed to this mantra.
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AgP 235.17
दिव्यान्तरीक्षभूमिष्ठाः सन्त्वायुर्दाः सुराश् च ते देवसिद्धिं प्राप्नुहि त्वं देवयात्रास्तु(३) सा तव
divyāntarīkṣabhūmiṣṭhāḥ santvāyurdāḥ surāś ca te devasiddhiṃ prāpnuhi tvaṃ devayātrāstu(3) sā tava
"May those gods who dwell in heaven, in the middle air and on earth be givers of long life to you; may you attain divine success; may that march of yours be a divine one."
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AgP 235.18
रक्षन्तु देवताः सर्वा इति श्रुत्वा नृपो व्रजेत् गृहीत्वा सशरञ्चापं धनुर्नागेति मन्त्रत
rakṣantu devatāḥ sarvā iti śrutvā nṛpo vrajet gṛhītvā saśarañcāpaṃ dhanurnāgeti mantrata
"May all the deities protect (you)"—having heard this, the king should set out, taking up his bow with arrow, by means of the mantra (beginning) 'dhanur nāga'.
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AgP 235.19
तद्विष्णोरिति जप्त्वाथ दद्याद्रिपुमुखे पदं दक्षिणं पदं द्वात्रिंशद्दिक्षु प्राच्यादिषु क्रमात्
tadviṣṇoriti japtvātha dadyādripumukhe padaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ padaṃ dvātriṃśaddikṣu prācyādiṣu kramāt
Then, having muttered 'tad viṣṇoḥ (paramaṃ padam)', he should set his right foot down facing the enemy; the (thirty-two) steps in the directions, beginning with the east, in order.
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AgP 235.20
नागं रथं हयञ्चैव धुर्यांश् चैवारुहेत् क्रमात् आरुह्य वाद्यैर् गच्छेत् पृष्थतो नावलोकयेत्
nāgaṃ rathaṃ hayañcaiva dhuryāṃś caivāruhet kramāt āruhya vādyair gacchet pṛṣthato nāvalokayet
He should mount, in order, an elephant, a chariot, a horse, and beasts of burden; having mounted, he should go with musical instruments and should not look behind him.
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AgP 235.21
क्रोशमात्रं गतस्तिष्ठेत् पूजयेद्देवता द्विजान् परदेशं व्रजेत् पश्चादात्मसैन्यं हि पालयन्
krośamātraṃ gatastiṣṭhet pūjayeddevatā dvijān paradeśaṃ vrajet paścādātmasainyaṃ hi pālayan
Having gone just a krośa, he should halt and worship the gods and the twice-born; afterwards he should march into the enemy's territory, guarding his own army.
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AgP 235.22
राजा प्राप्य देवेशन्तु(४) देशपालन्तु पालयेत्(५) देवानां पूजनं कुर्यान्न छिन्द्यादायमत्र तु
rājā prāpya deveśantu(4) deśapālantu pālayet(5) devānāṃ pūjanaṃ kuryānna chindyādāyamatra tu
The king, having reached (the foreign land), should protect the lord of the gods and the protector of the region; he should perform worship of the gods, and should not cut off revenue there.
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AgP 235.23
नावमानयेत्तद्देश्यानागत्य स्वपुरं पुनः :न् १ चमूनां पृष्ठश् चैव रिपुनाशो भवेद्यथेति ट॥ २ जित्वा शत्रुं प्रदास्यामीति ट॥ ३ जैत्रा यात्रास्त्विति ट॥ ४ प्राप्तविदेशस्तु इति ग॥ , घ॥ , ञ॥ च ५ देशाचारन्तु पालयेदिति ख॥ । देशाचारणेण पालयेदिति ग॥ , घ॥ , छ॥ , ज॥ , ञ॥ च :प् ३५२ जयं प्राप्यार्चयेद्देवान् दद्याद्दानानि पार्थिवः
nāvamānayettaddeśyānāgatya svapuraṃ punaḥ :n 1 camūnāṃ pṛṣṭhaś caiva ripunāśo bhavedyatheti ṭa.. 2 jitvā śatruṃ pradāsyāmīti ṭa.. 3 jaitrā yātrāstviti ṭa.. 4 prāptavideśastu iti ga.. , gha.. , ña.. ca 5 deśācārantu pālayediti kha.. / deśācāraṇeṇa pālayediti ga.. , gha.. , cha.. , ja.. , ña.. ca :p 352 jayaṃ prāpyārcayeddevān dadyāddānāni pārthivaḥ
He should not dishonour the inhabitants of that region, having come back again to his own city. Having obtained victory the ruler should worship the gods and bestow gifts.
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AgP 235.24
द्वितीये अहनि सङ्ग्रामो भविष्यति यदा तदा स्नपयेद्गजमश्वादि यजेद्देवं नृपसिंहकं
dvitīye ahani saṅgrāmo bhaviṣyati yadā tadā snapayedgajamaśvādi yajeddevaṃ nṛpasiṃhakaṃ
When the battle is to take place on the second day, then he should bathe the elephant, the horses and the rest, and should worship the god Nṛpasiṃha (the man-lion).
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AgP 235.25
छत्रादिराजलिङ्गानि शस्त्राणि निशि वै गणान् प्रातर्नृसिंहकं पूज्य वाहनाद्यमशेषतः
chatrādirājaliṅgāni śastrāṇi niśi vai gaṇān prātarnṛsiṃhakaṃ pūjya vāhanādyamaśeṣataḥ
(He should also consecrate) the royal insignia beginning with the parasol, the weapons, and the troops, at night; and in the morning, having worshipped Nṛsiṃha, (he should worship) the mounts and the rest without exception.
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AgP 235.26
पुरोधसा हुतं पश्येद्वह्निं हुत्वा द्विजान्यजेत् गृहीत्वा सशरञ्चापं गजाद्यारुह्य वै व्रजेत्
purodhasā hutaṃ paśyedvahniṃ hutvā dvijānyajet gṛhītvā saśarañcāpaṃ gajādyāruhya vai vrajet
Together with the chaplain he should look upon the fire into which the oblation has been offered; having made the offering he should honour the brahmins; then, taking up his bow with arrows and mounting an elephant or the like, he should set out.
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AgP 235.27
देशे त्वदृश्यः शत्रूणां कुर्यात् प्रकृतिकल्पनां संहतान् योधयेदल्पान् कामं विस्तारयेद्बहून्
deśe tvadṛśyaḥ śatrūṇāṃ kuryāt prakṛtikalpanāṃ saṃhatān yodhayedalpān kāmaṃ vistārayedbahūn
In a place unseen by the enemies he should make the disposition of his divisions; when few, he should make them fight in close formation; when many, he may spread them out at will.
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AgP 235.28
सूचीमुखमनीकं स्यादल्पानां बहुभिः सह व्यूहाः प्राण्यङ्गरूपाश् च द्रव्यरूपाश् च कीर्तिताः
sūcīmukhamanīkaṃ syādalpānāṃ bahubhiḥ saha vyūhāḥ prāṇyaṅgarūpāś ca dravyarūpāś ca kīrtitāḥ
The needle-mouth (sūcīmukha) should be the formation of a few against many. The arrays are declared to be both in the shapes of the limbs of animals and in the shapes of objects.
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AgP 235.29
गरुडो मकरव्यूहश् चक्रः श्येनस्तथैव च अर्धचन्द्रश् च वज्रश् च शकटव्यूह एव च
garuḍo makaravyūhaś cakraḥ śyenastathaiva ca ardhacandraś ca vajraś ca śakaṭavyūha eva ca
The Garuḍa, the makara array, the wheel, and likewise the hawk, the half-moon, the thunderbolt, and also the cart array;
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AgP 235.30
मण्डलः सर्वतोभद्रः सूचीव्यूहश् च ते नराः व्यूहानामथ सर्वेषां पञ्चधा सैन्यकल्पना
maṇḍalaḥ sarvatobhadraḥ sūcīvyūhaś ca te narāḥ vyūhānāmatha sarveṣāṃ pañcadhā sainyakalpanā
the circle, the sarvatobhadra ('auspicious on all sides'), and the needle array—these, O men. Now, for all arrays the disposition of the troops is fivefold.
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AgP 235.31
द्वौ पक्षावनुपक्षौ द्वावश्यं पञ्चमं भवेत् एकेन यदि वा द्वाभ्यां भागाभ्यां युद्धमाचरेत्
dvau pakṣāvanupakṣau dvāvaśyaṃ pañcamaṃ bhavet ekena yadi vā dvābhyāṃ bhāgābhyāṃ yuddhamācaret
There are two wings, two flanks beside them, and there must necessarily be a fifth (the centre); with one part, or with two, he should carry on the battle,
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AgP 235.32
भागत्रयं स्थापयेत्तु तेषां रक्षार्थमेव च न व्यूहकल्पना कार्या राज्ञो भवति कर्हिचित्
bhāgatrayaṃ sthāpayettu teṣāṃ rakṣārthameva ca na vyūhakalpanā kāryā rājño bhavati karhicit
but he should station three parts precisely for the protection of those (that fight). The king should never be made part of the array-disposition.
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AgP 235.33
मूलच्छेदे विनाशः स्यान्न युध्येच्च स्वयन्नृपः सैन्यस्य पश्चात्तिष्ठेत्तु क्रोशमात्रे महीपतिः
mūlacchede vināśaḥ syānna yudhyecca svayannṛpaḥ sainyasya paścāttiṣṭhettu krośamātre mahīpatiḥ
For if the root is cut off, there is ruin; and the king should not fight in person: the lord of the earth should stand behind the army, a mere krośa away.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.34
भग्नसन्धारणं तत्र योधानां परिकीर्तितं प्रधानभङ्गे सैन्यस्य नाशस्थानं विधीयते
bhagnasandhāraṇaṃ tatra yodhānāṃ parikīrtitaṃ pradhānabhaṅge sainyasya nāśasthānaṃ vidhīyate
There the rallying of the broken warriors is proclaimed; when the chief is broken, the place of the army's destruction is (thereby) established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.35
:प् ३५३ न संहतान्न विरलान्योधान् व्यूहे प्रकल्पयेत् आयुधानान्तु सम्मर्दो यथा न स्यात् परस्परं
:p 353 na saṃhatānna viralānyodhān vyūhe prakalpayet āyudhānāntu sammardo yathā na syāt parasparaṃ
He should not arrange the warriors in the array either crowded together or too far apart, so that there be no mutual jostling of their weapons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.36
भेत्तुकामः परानीकं संहतैर् एव भेदयेत् भेदरक्ष्याः परेणापि कर्तव्याः संहतास् तथा
bhettukāmaḥ parānīkaṃ saṃhatair eva bhedayet bhedarakṣyāḥ pareṇāpi kartavyāḥ saṃhatās tathā
One wishing to break the enemy's line should break it with troops in close formation; and by the enemy too, likewise, close-massed troops must be posted as a guard against being broken.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.37
व्यूहं भेदावहं कुर्यात् परव्यूहेषु चेच्छया गजस्य पादरक्षार्थाश् चत्वारस्तु तथा द्विज
vyūhaṃ bhedāvahaṃ kuryāt paravyūheṣu cecchayā gajasya pādarakṣārthāś catvārastu tathā dvija
He should form his array so as to cause a breach in the enemy's arrays as he wishes; and there should be four (men) to guard an elephant's feet, O twice-born one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.38
रथस्य चाश्वाश् चत्वारः समास्तस्य च चर्मिणः धन्विनश् चर्मिभिस्तुल्याः पुरस्ताच्चर्मिणो रणे
rathasya cāśvāś catvāraḥ samāstasya ca carmiṇaḥ dhanvinaś carmibhistulyāḥ purastāccarmiṇo raṇe
And for a chariot, four horses, and an equal number of shield-bearers for it; the archers are equal in number to the shield-bearers; in battle the shield-bearers (stand) in front,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.39
पृष्ठतो धन्विनः प्रश्चाद्धन्विनान्तुरगा रथाः रथानां कुञ्जराः पश्चाद्दातव्याः पृथिवीक्षिता
pṛṣṭhato dhanvinaḥ praścāddhanvinānturagā rathāḥ rathānāṃ kuñjarāḥ paścāddātavyāḥ pṛthivīkṣitā
the archers behind; behind the archers the horses and chariots; behind the chariots the elephants are to be assigned by the ruler of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.40
पदातिकुञ्जराश्वानां धर्मकार्यं प्रयत्नतः शूराः प्रमुखतो देयाः स्कन्धमात्रप्रदर्शनं
padātikuñjarāśvānāṃ dharmakāryaṃ prayatnataḥ śūrāḥ pramukhato deyāḥ skandhamātrapradarśanaṃ
The proper duty of the foot-soldiers, elephants and horses (must be assigned) with care; the brave are to be placed at the front; and the mere display of a flank
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.41
कर्तव्यं भीरुसङ्घेन शत्रुविद्रावकारकं(१) दारयन्ति पुरस्तात्तु न देया भीरवः पुरः
kartavyaṃ bhīrusaṅghena śatruvidrāvakārakaṃ(1) dārayanti purastāttu na deyā bhīravaḥ puraḥ
is to be made by the band of cowards, so as to cause the enemies to scatter; (the brave) break through at the front, but cowards should not be placed in front.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.42
प्रोत्साहन्त्येव रणे भीरून् शूराः पुरस्थिताः प्रांशवः शकुनाशाश् च ये चाजिह्मेक्षणा(२) नराः
protsāhantyeva raṇe bhīrūn śūrāḥ purasthitāḥ prāṃśavaḥ śakunāśāś ca ye cājihmekṣaṇā(2) narāḥ
The brave, stationed in front, do indeed urge on the cowards in battle: tall men, and those without hope (of survival?), and those men whose gaze is not shifty,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.43
संहतभ्रूयुगाश् चैव क्रोधना कलहप्रियाः नित्यहृष्टाः प्रहृष्टाश् च शूरा ज्ञेयाश् चकामिनः
saṃhatabhrūyugāś caiva krodhanā kalahapriyāḥ nityahṛṣṭāḥ prahṛṣṭāś ca śūrā jñeyāś cakāminaḥ
and those whose brows are knitted together, prone to anger, fond of quarrel, always cheerful and elated—these are to be known as brave, and as eager (for the fight).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.44
संहतानां हतानां च रणापनयनक्रिया(३) प्रतियुद्धं गजानाञ्च तोयदानादिकञ्च यत्
saṃhatānāṃ hatānāṃ ca raṇāpanayanakriyā(3) pratiyuddhaṃ gajānāñca toyadānādikañca yat
The task of removing from the battlefield those who are pressed together and those who are slain; the counter-fighting of elephants; the giving of water and so forth—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.45
:न् १ शत्रुद्रावकारणमिति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ञ॥ च २ ये च जिह्मेक्षणा इति ख॥ , ग॥ , घ॥ , ञ॥ च ३ वलापनयनक्रियेति ज॥ :प् ३५४ आयुधानयनं चैव पत्तिकर्म विधीयते रिपूणां भेत्तुकामानां स्वसैन्यस्य तु रक्षणं
:n 1 śatrudrāvakāraṇamiti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ña.. ca 2 ye ca jihmekṣaṇā iti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ña.. ca 3 valāpanayanakriyeti ja.. :p 354 āyudhānayanaṃ caiva pattikarma vidhīyate ripūṇāṃ bhettukāmānāṃ svasainyasya tu rakṣaṇaṃ
(Textual notes: kha, ga, gha, ña read "śatrudrāvakāraṇam"; kha, ga, gha, ña read "ye ca jihmekṣaṇāḥ"; ja reads "valāpanayanakriyā". p. 354) The fetching of weapons is laid down as the work of the foot-soldiers, and the guarding of one's own army against enemies who wish to break it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.46
भेदनं संहतानाञ्च चर्मिणां कर्म कीर्तितं विमुखीकरणं युद्धे धन्विनां च तथोच्यते
bhedanaṃ saṃhatānāñca carmiṇāṃ karma kīrtitaṃ vimukhīkaraṇaṃ yuddhe dhanvināṃ ca tathocyate
The breaking of massed (troops) is declared to be the work of the shield-bearers; and likewise the turning back (of the foe) in battle is said to be (the work) of the bowmen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.47
दूरापसरणं यानं सुहतस्य तथोच्यते त्रासनं रिपुसैन्यानां रथकर्म तथोच्यते
dūrāpasaraṇaṃ yānaṃ suhatasya tathocyate trāsanaṃ ripusainyānāṃ rathakarma tathocyate
Withdrawing to a distance, and carrying off one who has been badly struck, is likewise said (to be their task); and terrifying the enemy armies is said to be the work of the chariots.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.48
भेदनं संहतानाञ्च भेदानामपि संहतिः प्राकारतोरणाट्टालद्रुमभङ्गश् च सङ्गते
bhedanaṃ saṃhatānāñca bhedānāmapi saṃhatiḥ prākāratoraṇāṭṭāladrumabhaṅgaś ca saṅgate
The breaking apart of massed (troops), and also the massing together of scattered ones, and the breaking of ramparts, gateways, watchtowers and trees when they come to close quarters (is the work of elephants).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.49
पत्तिभूर्विषमा ज्ञेया रथाश्वस्य तथा समा सकर्दमा च नागानां युद्धभूमिरुदाहृता
pattibhūrviṣamā jñeyā rathāśvasya tathā samā sakardamā ca nāgānāṃ yuddhabhūmirudāhṛtā
Rough ground is to be known as the ground for infantry, and level ground likewise for chariots and horses; muddy ground is declared to be the battle-ground of elephants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.50
एवं विरचितव्यूहः कृतपृष्ठदिवाकरः तथानुलोमशुक्रार्किदिक्पालमृदुमारुताः
evaṃ viracitavyūhaḥ kṛtapṛṣṭhadivākaraḥ tathānulomaśukrārkidikpālamṛdumārutāḥ
With the battle array thus drawn up, with the sun placed at (his) back, and likewise with Venus, Saturn, the guardians of the quarters and gentle breezes favourable (to him),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.51
योधानुत्तेजयेत्सर्वान्नामगोत्रावदानतः भोगप्राप्त्या च विजये स्वर्गप्राप्त्या मृतस्य च
yodhānuttejayetsarvānnāmagotrāvadānataḥ bhogaprāptyā ca vijaye svargaprāptyā mṛtasya ca
he should rouse all the fighters by (invoking) their names, lineages and heroic deeds, and by (promising) the attainment of enjoyments in victory and the attainment of heaven for one who dies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.52
जित्वारीन् भोगसम्प्राप्तिः मृतस्य च परा गतिः निष्कृतिः स्वामिपिण्डस्य नास्ति युद्धसमा गतिः
jitvārīn bhogasamprāptiḥ mṛtasya ca parā gatiḥ niṣkṛtiḥ svāmipiṇḍasya nāsti yuddhasamā gatiḥ
Having conquered the enemies, there is the gaining of enjoyments; and for one who dies, the highest goal. It is the discharge of (the debt for) the master's food; there is no goal equal to battle.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.53
शूराणां रक्तमायाति तेन पापन्त्यजन्ति ते धातादिदुःखसहनं रणे तत् परमन्तपः
śūrāṇāṃ raktamāyāti tena pāpantyajanti te dhātādiduḥkhasahanaṃ raṇe tat paramantapaḥ
The blood of heroes flows out, and thereby they cast off sin; the enduring of the pain of wounds and the rest in battle—that is the highest austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.54
वराप्सरःसहस्राणि यान्ति शूरं रणे मृतं स्वामी सुकृतमादत्ते भग्नानां विनिवर्तिनां
varāpsaraḥsahasrāṇi yānti śūraṃ raṇe mṛtaṃ svāmī sukṛtamādatte bhagnānāṃ vinivartināṃ
Thousands of excellent apsarases go to the hero who has died in battle; the master takes away the merit of those who are broken and turn back.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.55
ब्रह्महत्याफलं तेषां तथा प्रोक्तं पदे पदे त्यक्त्वा सहायान् यो गच्छेद्देवास्तस्य विनष्टये
brahmahatyāphalaṃ teṣāṃ tathā proktaṃ pade pade tyaktvā sahāyān yo gaccheddevāstasya vinaṣṭaye
The fruit of brahmin-murder is declared to be theirs at every step; and as for him who goes off abandoning his comrades, the gods (work) for his ruin.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.56
अश्वमेधफलं प्रोक्तं शूराणामनिर्वर्तिनां :प् ३५५ धर्मनिष्ठे जयो राज्ञि(१) योद्धव्याश् च समाः समैः
aśvamedhaphalaṃ proktaṃ śūrāṇāmanirvartināṃ :p 355 dharmaniṣṭhe jayo rājñi(1) yoddhavyāś ca samāḥ samaiḥ
The fruit of a horse-sacrifice is declared for heroes who do not turn back. (p. 355) Victory is with the king who is fixed in dharma; and equals should fight with equals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.57
गजाद्यैश् च गजाद्याश् च न हन्तव्याः पलायिनः न प्रेक्षकाः प्रविष्टाश् च अशस्त्राः प्रतितादयः
gajādyaiś ca gajādyāś ca na hantavyāḥ palāyinaḥ na prekṣakāḥ praviṣṭāś ca aśastrāḥ pratitādayaḥ
elephant-riders and the rest with elephant-riders and the rest. Those who flee are not to be slain, nor onlookers, nor those who have surrendered, nor the unarmed, nor those who have fallen, and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.58
शान्ते निद्राभिभूते च अर्धोत्तीर्णे नदीवने दुर्दिने कूटयुद्धानि शत्रुनाशार्थमाचरेत्
śānte nidrābhibhūte ca ardhottīrṇe nadīvane durdine kūṭayuddhāni śatrunāśārthamācaret
When (the enemy) is at rest, or overcome by sleep, or half across a river or a forest, or on a foul-weather day, he should employ deceitful modes of fighting for the destruction of the foe.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.59
बाहू प्रगृह्य विक्रोशेद्भग्ना भग्नाः परे इति प्राप्तं मित्रं बलं भूरि नायको ऽत्र निपातितः
bāhū pragṛhya vikrośedbhagnā bhagnāḥ pare iti prāptaṃ mitraṃ balaṃ bhūri nāyako 'tra nipātitaḥ
Raising his arms he should shout out, "The enemy are broken, broken! A friendly force has arrived in great numbers! Their leader has been struck down here!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.60
सेनानीर्निहताश्चायं भूपतिश्चापि विप्लुतः विद्रुतानान्तु योधानां मुखं घातो विधीयते
senānīrnihatāścāyaṃ bhūpatiścāpi viplutaḥ vidrutānāntu yodhānāṃ mukhaṃ ghāto vidhīyate
"The generals have been slain, and the king too has fled!" And the slaughter of the fighters who scatter is prescribed to be from the front.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.61
धूपाश् च देया धर्मज्ञ तथा च परमोहनाः पताकाश् चैव सम्भारो वादित्राणाम् भयावहः
dhūpāś ca deyā dharmajña tathā ca paramohanāḥ patākāś caiva sambhāro vāditrāṇām bhayāvahaḥ
And smokes are to be released, O knower of dharma, and likewise things that thoroughly bewilder; and banners too, and a mass of musical instruments that inspires fear.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.62
सम्प्राप्य विजयं युद्धे देवान्विप्रांश् च संयजेत्(२) रत्नानि राजगामीनि अमात्येन कृते रणे
samprāpya vijayaṃ yuddhe devānviprāṃś ca saṃyajet(2) ratnāni rājagāmīni amātyena kṛte raṇe
Having gained victory in the battle, he should worship the gods and the brahmins. The jewels go to the king when the battle has been fought by a minister.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.63
तस्य स्त्रियो न कस्यापि रक्ष्यास्ताश् च परस्य च शत्रुं प्राप्य रणे मुक्तं पुत्रवत् परिपालयेत्
tasya striyo na kasyāpi rakṣyāstāś ca parasya ca śatruṃ prāpya raṇe muktaṃ putravat paripālayet
His women (belong) to no one; they are to be protected, as are those of the other (i.e. the enemy). Having captured the enemy in battle, once released he should protect him like a son.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
AgP 235.64
पुनस्तेन न योद्धव्यं देशाचारादि पालयेत् ततश् च स्वपुरं प्राप्य ध्रुवे भे प्रविशेद् गृहं
punastena na yoddhavyaṃ deśācārādi pālayet tataś ca svapuraṃ prāpya dhruve bhe praviśed gṛhaṃ
He must not fight with him again; he should preserve the customs of the country and so forth. Then, having reached his own city, he should enter his house under a fixed (dhruva) asterism.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.65
देवादिपूजनं कुर्याद्रक्षेद्योधकुटुम्बकं संविभागं प्रावाप्तैः कुर्याद् भृत्यजनस्य च
devādipūjanaṃ kuryādrakṣedyodhakuṭumbakaṃ saṃvibhāgaṃ prāvāptaiḥ kuryād bhṛtyajanasya ca
(He) should perform worship of the gods and the rest, and protect the families of his warriors; and (he) should make a distribution of what has been won to his servants as well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
AgP 235.66
रणादीक्षा मयोक्ता ते जयाय नृपतेर्ध्रुवा
raṇādīkṣā mayoktā te jayāya nṛpaterdhruvā
Thus the consecration for battle has been declared by me to you—(it is) certain for a king's victory.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition