Arthashastra 7.13.7: Shadgunya, Adhyaya 13, Sutra 7
बलोपादानसाम्ये यश्चलामित्रं प्रयातस्य पार्ष्णिं गृह्णाति सोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥ कZ_०७.१३.०७ ॥
balopādānasāmye yaś calāmitraṃ prayātasya pārṣṇiṃ gṛhṇāti so’tisaṃdhatte
जब दोनों की सेना उठाने की ताकत बराबर हो, तो जिस राजा का मित्रा पक्का नहीं है और वो निकला है, उसके पीछे हमला करना ज़्यादा करने वाली बात है।
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Because volatility increases uncertainty: the marcher may quickly realign support, and the attacker may face sudden coalition reversal.
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