04044001a sadaiva tava rAdheya yuddhe krUratarA matiH 'kRpa said, 'O Radheya, thy crooked heart always inclineth to war.
04044001c nArthAnAmM prakRtiM vettha nAnubandham avekSase Thou knowest not the true nature of things; nor dost thou take into account their after-consequences.
04044002a nayA hi bahavasH santi zAstrANy Azritya cintitAH There are various kinds of expedients inferrable from the scriptures.
04044002c teSAM yuddhanM tu pApiSThaM vedayanti purAvidaH Of these, a battle hath been regarded by those acquainted with the past, as the most sinful.
04044003a dezakAlena saMyuktaM yuddhaM vijayadamM bhavet It is only when time and place are favourable that military operations can lead to success.
04044003c hInakAlanM tad eveha phalavan na bhavaty uta In the present instance, however, the time being unfavourable, no good results will be deprived.
04044003e deze kAle ca vikrAntaGM kalyANAya vidhIyate A display of prowess in proper time and place becometh beneficial.
04044004a AnukUlyena kAryANAm antaraM saMvidhIyatAm It is by the favourableness or otherwise (of time and place) that the opportuneness of an act is determined.
04044004c bhAraM hi rathakArasya na vyavasyanti paNDitAH Learned men can never act according to the ideas of a car-maker.