When a king happens to have a large army consisting of sixfold forces and enough of horse, elephant, cars, foot, and engines, all devoted to him, when he thinks himself superior to his enemies in many respects upon a fair comparison, then should he openly strike the enemy without hesitation.
यदास्यान्महती सेना हयनागरथाकुला। पदातियन्त्रबहुला अनुरक्ता षडगिनी॥ यदा बहुविधां वृद्धिं मन्येत प्रतिलोमतः। तदा विवृत्य प्रहरेद् दस्यूनामविचारयन्॥