अमित्रसिद्धौ हि यातव्यः साहाय्यं दद्यान्नामित्रो यातव्यसिद्धौ ॥ कZ_०७.५.०२ ॥
amitrasiddhau hi yātavyaḥ sāhāyyaṃ dadyān nāmitro yātavyasiddhau
لأنّه إذا أُخضع العدو أمكن للـyātavya أن يقدّم العون؛ أمّا إذا أُخضع الـyātavya فلن يقدّم العدو عونًا.
Defeating the enemy first can convert the other party into a helper; defeating the other party first will not convert the enemy into a helper.
Sequence operations to maximize post-conflict cooperation and minimize residual hostility.