आदाय फलमित्येते देशोपनतसंधयः ॥ कZ_०७.३.३५च्द् ॥
ādāya phalam ity ete deśopanatasaṃdhayaḥ
«Tendo tomado primeiro o benefício» — tais são os tratados condicionados pelo país/terreno (isto é, possibilitados por circunstâncias geográficas).
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.