विजिगीषुः शक्त्यपेक्षः षाड्गुण्यमुपयुञ्जीत ॥ कZ_०७.३.०१ ॥
vijigīṣuḥ śaktyapekṣaḥ ṣāḍguṇyam upayuñjīta
Seorang bakal penakluk hendaklah menggunakan enam langkah dasar luar dengan mengambil kira perbandingan kekuatan.
It makes the doctrine conditional: the choice among peace/war/etc. must be calibrated to capability, not ideology or fixed preference.