यदा वा प्रयातः कर्शयितुमुच्छेतुं वा शक्नुयादमित्रं तदा यायात् ॥ कZ_०९.१.४४ ॥
yadā vā prayātaḥ karśayitum ucchetuṃ vā śaknuyād amitraṃ tadā yāyāt
Ou bien, il ne faut marcher que lorsque—une fois parti—on serait en mesure d’épuiser ou de déraciner l’ennemi.
A capability-to-effect test: do not mobilize unless the operation can plausibly impose significant degradation or regime-level removal of the opponent’s power.