उच्छिन्द्यादेव तन्मित्रं विश्वस्याङ्कमुपस्थितम् ॥ कZ_०७.१८.४०च्द् ॥
ucchindyād eva tanmitraṃ viśvasyāṅkam upasthitam
He should cut off that ‘ally’ outright when it has come to sit in everyone’s lap (i.e., is universally courted and thus unreliable).
A swing actor courted by all sides—highly prone to defection, information leakage, and opportunistic bargaining.