ताभिरभ्युच्चितो ज्यायान्भवति अपचितो हीनः तुल्यशक्तिः समः ॥ कZ_०६.२.३५ ॥
tābhir abhyuccito jyāyān bhavati apacito hīnaḥ tulyaśaktiḥ samaḥ
One who is elevated by these powers is superior; one diminished in them is inferior; one equal in power is an equal.
Primarily states as embodied in kingship: the comparison is of effective power bases (strategy, resources/coercion, initiative), not merely personal traits.