सत्त्रिणामेकश्चैनं मृगयाद्यूतमद्यस्त्रीभिः प्रलोभयेत्पितरि विक्रम्य राज्यं गृहाण इति ॥ कZ_०१.१७.२८ ॥
sattriṇām ekaś cainaṃ mṛgayādyūtamadyastrībhiḥ pralobhayet pitari vikramya rājyaṃ gṛhāṇa iti
One of the ‘sattrins’ (court companions/attendants) might entice him with hunting, gambling, liquor, and women, saying: ‘Overstep your father and seize the kingdom.’
They are standard ‘addiction’ channels used to compromise judgment, create dependency, and make the heir pliable to conspirators.
Succession threats often arise from engineered moral/behavioral degradation, not only from open rebellion; prevention requires controlling access and influences.