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
统帅应对以赏赐与荣誉所整备的军队宣告：“杀敌王者赏十万；杀敌将之嗣者赏五万；杀首要勇士者赏一万；杀象兵或战车兵者赏五千；杀骑兵者赏一千；杀精锐步兵者赏一百。献上一颗首级——二十（单位）。所获战利品——享用加倍（即权利加倍）。活捉俘虏——（亦有赏），”——如此。
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.