स चेद्दण्डसंधिं याचेत कुण्ठमस्मै हस्त्यश्वं दद्यादुत्साहितं वा गरयुक्तम् ॥ कZ_१२.१.२५ ॥
sa ced daṇḍasaṃdhiṃ yāceta kuṇṭham asmai hastyaśvaṃ dadyād utsāhitaṃ vā garayuktam
若他要求一种“以武力支援/以兵力为贡的条约”,就应给他虚弱的象马——或使其狂躁不安的,或掺有毒药的。
A settlement where the price is military capability—troops, mounts, or coercive assets—rather than only money or territory.
Instrumental deception under existential threat: comply outwardly while covertly reducing the adversary’s gained capability.