During a weak state
Dutakram
When attacked by a strong king, a weak king should bow his head. Durudha Dharkya has said that for the strong, it is better to take help from something else. There are three types of attacks – Dharmavijayi, greedy and demonic.
In the three types of attacks, war or agreement is divided into different types. It should be prepared by preparing a plan for the enemy. That is, make an agreement or prepare for a fight.
Mantrayudha
If a strong king violates the attack agreement, then the weak king will tell him that such and such king has been destroyed by lust, anger, greed, etc., you will not do it. Courage, a person who incites to injustice and trespass becomes an enemy, not a friend. Courage to fight with heroes who have abandoned love, destruction of people on both sides, and abandonment of wealth and friends is called trespass.
Kill the general
The spy of the aggressive king should convince the loved ones of the aggressive king, the commander, etc., that their king is angry with them. Then the sharp spy will watch over them and use his power to kill them
Kautilya Arthashastra During a weak state
It should be done and stoned again that this has been done by the king's order. In this way, there will be a stir among everyone.
In this way, an attempt should be made to create a breach in the kingdom. Those who are in league with the invading enemy or those who are not should send a message to the king that after the king destroys me, he will destroy you too, so you should come to my aid. In this way, the kingdom can be broken in many ways.
Even if you give all your possessions, you can take refuge in a strong man and protect yourself.
Weapons, fire, etc.
Encourage the king's merchants, disguised as garas, spies such as Gaudas and 'friends born in the family' of the enemy to be captured in any province. After that, you should explain the faults of that nature and make him stand against it. For this, he should behave in many ways.
In all these processes, various disguised spies are used to do all the work
Reconnaissance etc.
It is possible to achieve the task by using cunning methods against the enemy king in the place of worship or other places. The use of devices and spells is also practiced. Covering the enemy king's residence with poisoned dung, offering poisoned flowers, using poisoned incense, etc. are suitable for
There are many ways to quickly enter the enemy's territory, such as setting fire to grass and wood, breaking the dams of water and making his land waterlogged, making dug wells and pits, preparing tunnels, filling the tunnels with water or smoke, etc.
Kautilya Arthashastra During a weak state