Sutra 10
यस्माच्च सामन्तादाबाधं पश्येत्तमुत्सवविवाहहस्तिबन्धनाश्वपण्यभूमिप्रदानापदेशेनावग्राहयेत्स्वमित्रेण वा ॥ कZ_०५.६.१० ॥
yasmāc ca sāmantād ābādhaṃ paśyet tam utsavavivāhahastibandhanāśvapaṇyabhūmipradānāpadeśenāvagrāhayet svamitreṇa vā
From whichever neighboring chief (sāmanta) he foresees trouble, he should keep him under control by drawing him in on the pretext of festivals, marriages, elephant-stables, horse-trade, or grants of land—or by using one’s own ally as intermediary.
FAQs
It is preventive and reputationally safer: the rival is ‘engaged’ via honor, commerce, and benefits, reducing immediate hostility while creating dependence.
They are plausible state-controlled interfaces where surveillance, bargaining, and controlled hospitality can be exercised without signaling suspicion.