Arthashastra 7.13.34: Shadgunya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 34
तुल्ये क्षयव्यये यः पुरस्ताद्दूष्यबलं घातयित्वा निह्शल्यः पश्चाद्वश्यबलो युध्येत सोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥
tulye kṣayavyaye yaḥ purastād dūṣyabalaṃ ghātayitvā nihśalyaḥ paścād vaśyabalo yudhyeta so 'tisaṃdhatte
जब नुकसान और खर्च दोनों बराबर हो, तो पहले वोह लोग तोड़ दो जो तुम पहले भरोसा नहीं कर सकते। फिर अपने लोगों के साथ लड़ना शुरू करो। अंदर से कोई काँटा नहीं बचेगा। यह अच्छा प्लान है।
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Auxiliaries or units prone to defection, bribery, panic, or sabotage; Kautilya treats them as internal risk that must be neutralized before external engagement.
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