बलवानराजबीजी क्षयव्ययभयादसगन्धाभिः प्रकृतिभिस्त्यज्यते ॥ कZ_०७.११.२८ ॥
balavānarājabījī kṣayavyayabhayād asagandhābhiḥ prakṛtibhis tyajyate
Even a strong king is abandoned by ‘non-fragrant’ (ill-disposed/self-interested) constituents out of fear of depletion and waste.
Because fiscal mismanagement (depletion/waste) creates fear of shared ruin; opportunistic actors defect to protect themselves.