Spies are the most important helps to a king; tact, diplomacy, prowess, chastisement, favour and cleverness lead to success. Success should also be attained through the following, either in their combination or in separation, namely conciliation, gifts, sowing dissension's, chastisement and slight.
राज्ञामुपायश्चाश्च बुद्धिमत्रपराक्रमाः। निग्रहप्रग्रहौ चैव दाक्ष्यं वै कार्यसाधकम्॥ साम्ना दानेन भेदेन दण्डेनोपक्षणेन च। साधनीयानि कर्माणि समासव्यासयोगतः॥