Hitopdesh • Chapter 4 • Shloka 108
ततोऽसौ यावदस्मद्दुर्गद्वाररोधं न करोति
तावन्नद्यद्रिवनवर्त्मसु तद्बलानि
हन्तुं सारसादयः सेनापतयो नियुज्यन्ताम् । तथा चोक्तम् ॥
दीर्घवर्त्मपरिश्रान्तं नद्यद्रिवनसंकुलम् ।
घोराग्निभयसंत्रस्तं क्षुत्पिपासाहितक्लमम् ॥
Therefore, before he blocks up the gates of our castle, let Sarasa (crane) and the other generals be ordered to rout his army in the rivers, mountains, wilds and passes. For it is said - A king should cause the enemy's army to be destroyed when it is fatigued by long marches, hemmed in by rivers, mountains and forests, terrified by the fear of dreadful fires, distressed by hunger and thirst.
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