आदाय फलमित्येते देशोपनतसंधयः ॥ कZ_०७.३.३५च्द् ॥
ādāya phalam ity ete deśopanatasaṃdhayaḥ
‘ପ୍ରଥମେ ଲାଭ ନେଇ’—ଏପରି ସନ୍ଧିଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଦେଶ/ଭୂପରିସ୍ଥିତି ଉପରେ ନିର୍ଭର (ଭୌଗୋଳିକ ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରୁ ସମ୍ଭବ) ହୁଏ।
They are justified by geographic circumstances and are framed to secure tangible benefit (phala) as a priority.
Diplomacy is instrumentally valued: compacts are tools to obtain outcomes, not moral ends in themselves.