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Śivasvarodaya
 
In case two questioners ask two questions regarding war
and if the full Svara is flowing then the first questioner
would win and if a blank Svara is flowing then the second
would win.
 
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पूर्णनाडीगतः पृष्ठे शून्यांगं च तदाग्रतः ।
 
शून्यस्थाने कृतः शत्रुम्रियते नात्र संशयः ॥२६१॥
 
If one proceeds for a war under the full flow of a Naci
then his enemy would come at his back i. e. the enemy would
retreat after seeing his back. If he proceeds under the flow
of a blank Nādī then the enemy would come face to face and
meet his death, there is no doubt about it.
 
वामचारे समं नाम यस्य तस्य जयो भवेत् ।
पृच्छको दक्षिणे भागे विजयी विषमाक्षरः ॥ २६२॥
 
When sitting on the left side one asks a question then if
letters of the question or the letters of the subject of the asked
question are even in number then he would gain success or
victory and if the number of letters is odd then he will be
unsuccessful or defeated. If the questioner sits on the right
side and asks a question then the results would be reversed,
i. e. the even would be victorious and the odd would be
defeated.
 
यदा पृच्छति चन्द्रस्य तदा सन्धानमादिशेत् ।
 
पृच्छेद्यदा तु सूर्यस्य तदा जानीहि विग्रहम् ॥२६३॥
 
If at the time of the question the Moon Svara is flowing
then there would be treaty among the fighting groups, and if
it is the Sun Svara then the war would be there.
 
पार्थिवे च समंयुद्धं सिद्धिर्भवति वारुणे ।
 
युद्धे हि तैजसो भंगो मृत्युर्वायौ नभस्यपि ॥२६४॥
 
If a war begins under the Earth Element then the results
would be equal for both the parties; if is begins under the
Water Element then the person who starts would win; if it
begins under the Fire Element then the one who started it
would meet his destrution, and if it begins under the Akasa
Element then he would die in the war.