Acting according to the advice of the wise, a king should only break the strength of his enemy. He should never, when the opportunity is not favourable, try to achieve his end. Nor should he, when the opportunity arises, persecute his enemy.
ओजश्च जनयेदेव संगृह्णन् साधुसम्मतम्। अकाले साधयेन्मित्रं न च प्राप्ते प्रपीडयेत्॥