A wise king should cut off the very roots of his enemy. He should then win over and bring under his control the allies and partisans of that enemy.
मूलमेवादितश्छिन्द्यात् परपक्षस्य पण्डितः। ततः सहायान् पक्षं च मूलमेवानुसाधयेत्॥