The various characteristics of roads (to follow), the nature of the soil on which to encamp, protection of self, superintendence of the construction of cars and other utensils of war and use, the various means for protecting and improving men, elephants, cars, and horses, the various kinds of arranging soldiers, strategies, and manoeuvres in war, planetary conjunctions indicating evil, evil auguries (such as earthquakes), skilful methods of warfare and retreat, knowledge of weapons and their proper care, the disorders of troops and how to get rid of them, the means of filling the army with joy and confidence, diseases, times of distress and danger, knowledge of guiding the infantry in battle, the methods of creating alarms and notifying orders, striking the enemy with fear by display of flags, the various means of assailing enemy's kingdom by means of robbers and dreadful wild-tribes, and fire-giver and poisoners and forgerers, by creating union among the principal officers of hostile armies, by cutting down crops and plants, by destroying the efficiency of the enemy's elephants, by producing alarms, by honouring those among the enemy's subject who are well disposed towards the invader, and by filling the enemy with confidence, the waste, growth, and harmony of the seven principal requisites of sovereignty, capacity for works, the means for accomplishing them, the methods of extending the kingdom, the means of winning over persons living in the enemy's country, the punishment and destruction, strong and the impartial administration of justice, the extermination of the the wicked, wrestling, shooting and throwing and hurling of weapons, the methods of making presents and of keeping in store necessary things, feeding the unfed and supervision over those that have been fed, gifts of wealth in season, freedom from the vices, the attributes of king, the qualification of military officers, the sources of the three requisites and its merits and short-comings, the various kinds of evil intents, the behaviour of dependents, suspicion against every one, the avoidance of carelessness, the acquisition of objects unattained, the improving of objects already obtained, gifts, to deserving persons, spending of wealth for religious purposes, for acquiring objects of desire, and for removing danger and distress, were all described in that work.