पण्यं कुर्यादसिद्धं वा सिद्धं वा तेन संवृतम् ॥ कZ_०७.६.३६अब् ॥
paṇyaṃ kuryād asiddhaṃ vā siddhaṃ vā tena saṃvṛtam
Dapat niyang gawing “kalakal” ang taong iyon (ibig sabihin, gamitin bilang kasangkapang maaaring ipagpalit), maging hindi pa napatunayan o napatunayan na—habang tinatakpan ang operasyon sa pamamagitan niya (bilang tabing).
Treat a person as an instrument of bargaining and influence—usable in negotiations or operations—while maintaining concealment through him as cover.