The king should, on such occasions, adopt various kinds of deception, various expedients for setting his foes against one another, and various kinds of hypocrisy. He should also, through trusted agents, learn the doings of his enemies in their cities and provinces.
मायाविभेदानुपसर्जनानि तथैव पापं न यशःप्रयोगात्। आप्तैर्मनुष्यरूपचारयेत पुरेषु राष्ट्रेषु च सम्प्रयुक्तान्॥