अतिभारे नियुक्तं वा भङ्क्त्वा परमुपस्थितम् ॥ कZ_०८.५.२६च्द् ॥
atibhāre niyuktaṃ vā bhaṅktvā paramupasthitam
O (cuando) se le impone una carga excesiva; o, tras quebrantar (un entendimiento), pasa entonces al otro bando (es decir, deserta).
Excess demands convert cooperation into resentment; once a compact is perceived as broken, defection to a rival becomes rational.