one approach thee without fear, as if thou wert their mother and father?  And O bull of the Bharata race, marchest thou, without loss of time, and reflecting well upon three kinds of forces, against thy foe when thou hearest that he is in distress?  O subjugator of all foes beginnest thou thy march when the time cometh, having taken into consideration all the omens you might see, the resolutions thou hast made, and that the ultimate victory depends upon the twelve mandalas (such as reserves, ambuscades, &c, and payment of pay to the troops in advance)?  And, O persecutor of all foes, givest thou gems and jewels, unto the principal officers of enemy, as they deserve, without thy enemy’s knowledge?  O son of Pritha, seekest thou to conquer thy incensed foes that are slaves to their passions, having first conquered thy own soul and obtained the mastery over thy own senses?  Before thou marchest out against thy foes, dost thou properly employ the four arts of reconciliation, gift (of wealth) producing disunion, and application of force?  O monarch, goest thou out against thy enemies, having first strengthened thy own kingdom?  And having gone out against them, exertest thou to the utmost to obtain victory over them?  And having conquered them, seekest thou to protect them with care?  Are thy army consisting of four kinds of forces, viz., the regular troops, the allies, the mercenaries, and the irregulars, each furnished with the eight ingredients, viz., cars, elephants, horses, offices, infantry, camp-followers, spies possessing a thorough knowledge of the country, and ensigns led out against thy enemies after having been well trained by superior officers?  O oppressor of all foes, O great king, I hope thou slayest thy foes without regarding their seasons of reaping and of famine?  O king, I hope thy servants and agents in thy own kingdom and in the kingdoms of thy foes continue to look after their respective duties and to protect one another.  O monarch, I hope trusted servants have been employed by thee to look after thy food, the robes thou wearest and the perfumes thou usest.  I hope, O king, thy treasury, barns, stables arsenals, and women’s apartments, are all protected by servants devoted to thee and ever seeking thy welfare.  I hope, O monarch, thou protectest first thyself from thy domestic and public servants, then from those servants of thy relatives and from one another.  Do thy servants, O king, ever speak to thee in the forenoon regarding thy extravagant expenditure in respect of thy drinks, sports, and women?  Is thy expenditure always covered by a fourth, a third or a half of thy income?  Cherishest thou always, with food and wealth, relatives, superiors, merchants, the aged, and other proteges, and the distressed?  Do the accountants and clerks employed by thee in looking after thy income and expenditure, always appraise thee every day in the forenoon of thy income and expenditure?  Dismissest thou without fault servants accomplished