सहप्रस्थायिनो वास्य प्रवीरपुरुषान्यथाभिप्रायकरणेनावाहयेत् ॥ कZ_०९.३.३२ ॥
sahaprasthāyino vāsya pravīrapuruṣān yathābhiprāyakaraṇenāvāhayet
أو ينبغي استمالةُ رفاقه الأكفاء (الذين خرجوا معه) وإبعادُهم عنه بمراعاة نوايا كلّ واحدٍ منهم ومصالحه.
Removing competent lieutenants isolates the principal, reduces execution capacity, and increases pressure to submit or negotiate.
Defeat leadership by draining its talent and loyalty base—capture the ‘hands’ that implement the ‘head’s’ will.