War in Ancient India c11.t1.87

c11.t1.87

‘That diplomat who uses these different modes of policy, with due regard to place, time and resources, against the enemy and his own force, will attain success, and he who does not make use of them in his domestic and foreign policy will be but like a blind man.’¹⁰¹ By employing these seven expedients based on the sixfold policy, a conquering king, it is said, earns the much coveted title of Sārvabhauma.¹⁰²