अतिभारे नियुक्तं वा भङ्क्त्वा परमुपस्थितम् ॥ कZ_०८.५.२६च्द् ॥
atibhāre niyuktaṃ vā bhaṅktvā paramupasthitam
أو (عندما) يُكلَّف بحملٍ مفرط؛ أو بعد نقض (تفاهمٍ ما) يأتي إلى الجانب الآخر (أي ينشقّ/يخون).
Excess demands convert cooperation into resentment; once a compact is perceived as broken, defection to a rival becomes rational.