अदर्शनं कार्यनिर्वेदः कालातिपातनादनर्थो धर्मलोपश्च तन्त्रदौर्बल्यं पानानुबन्धश्चेति ॥ कZ_०८.३.५४ ॥
adarśanaṃ kārya-nirvedaḥ kālātipātanād anartho dharma-lopaś ca tantra-daurbalyaṃ pānānubandhaś ceti
(Its consequences are:) loss of discernment; aversion to work; waste and harm from squandering time; loss of duty/law; weakening of the state apparatus; and association with drinking.
Vice at the top degrades command, oversight, and discipline, cascading into weaker ministries, enforcement, and revenue administration.