द्वाभ्यां मन्त्रयमाणो द्वाभ्यां संहताभ्यामवगृह्यते विगृहीताभ्यां विनाश्यते ॥ कZ_०१.१५.३७ ॥
dvābhyāṃ mantrayamāṇo dvābhyāṃ saṃhatābhyām avagṛhyate vigṛhītābhyāṃ vināśyate
দুজনৰ সৈতে পৰামৰ্শ কৰিলে—দুয়ো একত্ৰ হলে তেওঁক দমন/নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ কৰে; আৰু বিভক্ত হলে তেওঁ ধ্বংস হয়।
Two advisers can either collude and capture the ruler (united), or split into factions that destabilize policy and administration (divided).
A minimal coalition problem: with two key actors, outcomes tend toward either collusion (capture) or polarization (gridlock/instability).