"कोशमूलो हि दुर्गसंस्कारो दुर्गरक्षणं जनपदमित्रअमित्रनिग्रहो देशअन्तरितानाम् उत्साहनं दण्डबलव्यवहारश् च ॥
"kośa.mūlo hi durga.saṃskāro durga.rakṣaṇaṃ jana.pada.mitra.amitra.nigraho deśa.antaritānām utsāhanaṃ daṇḍa.bala.vyavahāraś ca //
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.