सत्त्रिणामेकश्चैनं मृगयाद्यूतमद्यस्त्रीभिः प्रलोभयेत्पितरि विक्रम्य राज्यं गृहाण इति ॥ कZ_०१.१७.२८ ॥
sattriṇām ekaś cainaṃ mṛgayādyūtamadyastrībhiḥ pralobhayet pitari vikramya rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa iti
قد يُغريه أحد «السَّتْرِين» (رفقاء البلاط/الخدم المقرّبين) بالصيد والقمار والخمر والنساء، قائلاً: «تجاوز أباك واستولِ على المملكة».
They are standard ‘addiction’ channels used to compromise judgment, create dependency, and make the heir pliable to conspirators.
Succession threats often arise from engineered moral/behavioral degradation, not only from open rebellion; prevention requires controlling access and influences.