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तुल्य सामन्त व्यसने यातव्यम् अमित्रं वा इत्य् अमित्रम् अभियायात्, तत् सिद्धौ यातव्यम् ॥
WHEN two enemies, one an assailable enemy and another a strong enemy, are equally involved in troubles, which of them is to be marched against first?
english translation
अमित्र सिद्धौ हि यातव्यः साहाय्यं दद्यान् न अमित्रो यातव्य सिद्धौ ॥
The strong enemy is to be marched against first; after vanquishing him, the assailable enemy is to be attacked, for, when a strong enemy has been vanquished, an assailable enemy will volunteer of his own accord to help the conqueror; but not so, a strong enemy.
english translation
गुरु व्यसनं यातव्यं लघु व्यसनम् अमित्रं वा इति "गुरु व्यसनं सौकर्यतो यायाद्" इत्य् आचार्याः ॥
Which is to be marched against---an assailable enemy involved in troubles to a greater degree or a strong enemy troubled to a lesser degree? My teacher says that as a matter of easy conquest, the assailable enemy under worse troubles should be marched against first.
english translation
न इति कौटिल्यः ॥
Not so, says Kautilya.
english translation
लघु व्यसनम् अमित्रं यायात् ॥
The conqueror should march against the strong enemy under less troubles.
english translation