[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.158 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.158 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.158 - **Language:** English ### [c5.158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.158) DAṆḌAM III. One of the four expedients. The four expedients are Sāma, Dāna, Bheda and Daṇḍa. A king should subdue an enemy by resorting to these four expedients. Of the four expedients, sāma and daṇḍa are considered to be the best. - [Previous: c5.157](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.157) - [Next: c5.159](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.159) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.158](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.158) · Pramāṇa