जानपदमेकार्थोपगतं तुल्यसंघर्षामर्षसिद्धिलाभं च श्रेणीबलं मित्रबलाच्छ्रेयः ॥ कZ_०९.२.१६ ॥
jānapadam ekārthopagataṃ tulya-saṃgharṣa-amarṣa-siddhi-lābhaṃ ca śreṇī-balaṃ mitra-balāc chreyaḥ |
Guild forces are preferable to allied forces, because they are local (jānapada), committed to a single objective, and share the same frictions, resentments, achievements, and gains (thus acting with unified incentives).
Shared costs and shared benefits produce cohesion; when participants experience the same risks and rewards, collective action problems are reduced.