War in Ancient India c11.t1.12

c11.t1.12

Particular care is to be taken in making political compacts. Kauṭalya condemns in unequivocal terms indiscriminate alliances. It is said that a king should not make peace with a minor, an old man, an invalid, one deserted by his kith and kin, a coward, a greedy man, an unbeliever in God, and other fourteen kinds of disqualified men. But these must be fought and conquered.