नित्यानन्तरं क्षिप्रोत्थायि वश्यं व भृतबलं श्रेणीबलाच्छ्रेयः ॥ कZ_०९.२.१५ ॥
nityānantaraṃ kṣiprotthāyi vaśyaṃ ca bhṛta-balaṃ śreṇī-balāc chreyaḥ |
Hired troops are preferable to guild forces, because they can be kept in continuous readiness, can be raised quickly, and are more controllable.
Guild troops answer to corporate leadership and collective interests; their compliance can become conditional, negotiated, or oriented to guild gain rather than state strategy.