As long as the cause of fear does not actually arrive, the king should make all his arrangements like a person filled with fear. When, however, the cause of fear arrives, he should smite fearlessly.
भीतवत् संविधातव्यं यावद् भयमनागतम्। आगतं तु भयं दृष्ट्वा प्रहर्तव्यमभीतवत्॥