अतिभारे नियुक्तं वा भङ्क्त्वा परमुपस्थितम् ॥ कZ_०८.५.२६च्द् ॥
atibhāre niyuktaṃ vā bhaṅktvā paramupasthitam
Ou (lorsqu’) on lui impose une charge excessive ; ou, après avoir rompu (un accord), il passe alors dans le camp adverse (c’est-à-dire fait défection).
Excess demands convert cooperation into resentment; once a compact is perceived as broken, defection to a rival becomes rational.