पितृपैतामहं नित्यं वश्यमद्वैध्यं महल्लघुसमुत्थमिति मित्रसम्पत् ॥ कZ_०६.१.१२ ॥
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ nityaṃ vaśyam advaidhyaṃ mahallaghusamuttham iti mitrasampat
মিত্ৰৰ সম্পদ (মিত্ৰতাৰ গুণ) এইবোৰ—পিতৃ-পৈতামহীয় (পৰম্পৰাগত), নিত্য/স্থায়ী, বশযোগ্য, দ্বিধামনা নহয়, আৰু মহাশক্তি বা লঘুশক্তিৰ পৰা উদ্ভূত।
An ally is valuable when the relationship is long-standing, stable, influenceable, consistent (not double-minded), and can arise from either a major or minor power.
Because usefulness depends on reliability and alignment, not only size; even a smaller ally can be strategically significant if dependable and manageable.