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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्रम्) (view source)
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140.170 Complete Victory
140.170 Complete Victory
'''Adhikaranam 13 'Durgalabhopaayaha' Means to Capture a Fortress'''
'''Adhikaranam XIII 'Durgalabhopaayaha''''
Book XIII 'Means to Capture a Fortress'
'''Chapter 141'''
'''Chapter 141'''
Book XII is a treatise concerning a powerful army. The complete victory over the enemy is the ultimate aim of a battle. However if the enemy is strong and powerful conquering him is not easy. It involves fights with weapons of diplomacy मन्त्रयुद्धम् or with शस्त्राग्निनरसप्र णिधयः, secret use of weapons like fire or poison, or engagement with spies and messengers दूतकर्म or secret contrivances or victory over enemy using force or torture. Other strategies to conquering include destruction of the granaries, stores and supply of the enemy, killing of the commander-in-chief of the enemy forces or through incitement of a circle of states.
Book XII is a treatise concerning a powerful army. The complete victory over the enemy is the ultimate aim of a battle. However if the enemy is strong and powerful conquering him is not easy. It involves fights with weapons of diplomacy मन्त्रयुद्धम् or with शस्त्राग्निनरसप्र णिधयः, secret use of weapons like fire or poison, or engagement with spies and messengers दूतकर्म or secret contrivances or victory over enemy using force or torture. Other strategies to conquering include destruction of the granaries, stores and supply of the enemy, killing of the commander-in-chief of the enemy forces or through incitement of a circle of states.
'''Adhikaranam XIII 'Durgalabhopaayaha''''
Book XIII is a treatise on 'Means to Capture a Fortress'. The capture of a fortress means capturing one's kingdom and hence the king is taken into custody to ensure his inaction in future. In this there can be employment of stratagems to draw out the enemy to come out of the fort. This book again talks on dissension like instigation to sedition and employing secret agents to work in the enemy camp. The work of laying siege to a fort, storming a fort to imply a successful siege operation and pacification of the conquered territory by restoring peace within it are logical steps of action necessary to take over a country.
== Arthashastra and Contemporary Management Theories ==
== Arthashastra and Contemporary Management Theories ==