The king should first use the means of creating disunion, as also those of conciliation. When the time for each particular means arrives, that particular expedient should be made use of.
भेदं च प्रथमं युज्यात् तूष्णीं दण्डं तथैव च। काले प्रयोजयेद् राजा तस्मिंस्तस्मिंस्तदा तदा॥