अमित्रसिद्धौ हि यातव्यः साहाय्यं दद्यान्नामित्रो यातव्यसिद्धौ ॥ कZ_०७.५.०२ ॥
amitrasiddhau hi yātavyaḥ sāhāyyaṃ dadyān nāmitro yātavyasiddhau
अमित्रसिद्धौ हि यातव्यः साहाय्यं दद्यात्; यातव्यसिद्धौ तु अमित्रः साहाय्यं न दद्यात् ॥
Defeating the enemy first can convert the other party into a helper; defeating the other party first will not convert the enemy into a helper.
Sequence operations to maximize post-conflict cooperation and minimize residual hostility.