विशिष्टबलाभावे समबलैस्तुल्यबलसंघैर्वा बलवतः सम्भूय तिष्ठेद् यान्न मन्त्रप्रभावशक्तिभ्यामतिसंदध्यात् ॥ कZ_०७.१५.०३ ॥
viśiṣṭabalābhāve samabalaistulyabalasaṃghair vā balavataḥ sambhūya tiṣṭhed yān na mantraprabhāvaśaktibhyām atisaṃdadhyāt
If no superior force is available, he should stand jointly against the stronger power with equals or with a confederation of comparable-strength states; he should not overcommit on the assumption that counsel and influence alone will suffice.
Create or join a coalition of equals to aggregate power and deter or resist the stronger adversary.