Sutra 2
भेदं वा ब्रूयात् अनपकारो यथाहमेतैः सम्भूयाभियुक्तस्तथा त्वामप्येते संहितबलाः स्वस्था व्यसने वाभियोक्ष्यन्ते बलं हि चित्तं विकरोति तदेषां विघातय इति ॥ कZ_०७.१४.०२ ॥
bhedaṃ vā brūyāt anapakāro yathāhametaiḥ sambhūyābhiyuktastathā tvāmapyete saṃhitabalāḥ svasthā vyasane vābhiyokṣyante balaṃ hi cittaṃ vikaroti tadeṣāṃ vighātaya iti
Or one should advocate “division,” saying: “Though I have done them no harm, they attacked me after combining; likewise they—once their forces are consolidated—will attack you too, whether you are secure or in distress. Power distorts judgment; therefore break/disrupt them.”
FAQs
Bheda: splitting an opposing alignment by persuading one party that the coalition’s growth will inevitably turn against them.
It provides a rationale for preventive action (disrupting unity) by predicting future aggression regardless of current relations or circumstances.