Sutra 45
सेनापतिरर्थमानाभ्यामभिसंस्कृतमनीकमाभाषेत शतसाहस्रो राजवधः पञ्चाशत्साहस्रः सेनापतिकुमारवधः दशसाहस्रः प्रवीरमुख्यवधः पञ्चसाहस्रो हस्तिरथवधः साहस्रोऽश्ववधः शत्यः पत्तिमुख्यवधः शिरो विंशतिकं भोगद्वैगुण्यं स्वयं ग्राहश्च इति ॥ कZ_१०.३.४५ ॥
senāpatir arthamānābhyām abhisaṃskṛtam anīkam ābhāṣeta śatasāhasro rājavadhaḥ pañcāśatsāhasraḥ senāpatikumāravadhaḥ daśasāhasraḥ pravīramukhyavadhaḥ pañcasāhasro hastirathavadhaḥ sāhasro'śvavadhaḥ śatyaḥ pattimukhyavadhaḥ śiro viṃśatikaṃ bhogadvaiguṇyaṃ svayaṃ grāhaś ca iti
総司令官は、報奨と栄誉によって整えられた部隊にこう告げるべきである。「敵王を討てば十万、敵将の後継者を討てば五万、主たる勇士を討てば一万、象兵または戦車兵を討てば五千、騎兵を討てば千、精鋭歩兵を討てば百。首級を持ち帰れば二十（単位）。鹵獲した戦利品は享受が倍（すなわち権利が倍）。生け捕りの捕虜には（報奨）を与える」—このように。
FAQs
It aligns individual risk-taking with strategic value: higher payouts for high-impact targets (king, commanders, champions) and smaller payouts for lower-impact kills.
Heads serve as verifiable proof for claims; prisoners provide intelligence, leverage, and bargaining value—so policy incentivizes capture, not only killing.