पितृपैतामहं नित्यं वश्यमद्वैध्यं महल्लघुसमुत्थमिति मित्रसम्पत् ॥ कZ_०६.१.१२ ॥
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ nityaṃ vaśyam advaidhyaṃ mahallaghusamuttham iti mitrasampat
ຊັບສິນ (ຄຸນສົມບັດ) ຂອງມິດມີດັ່ງນີ້: ພັນທະມິດທີ່ສືບທອດມາຈາກພໍ່ແລະປູ່ (ຍາວນານ), ມັ່ນຄົງຖາວອນ, ຄວບຄຸມ/ຊັກຈູງໄດ້, ບໍ່ສອງໃຈ, ແລະເກີດຈາກອໍານາດໃຫຍ່ຫຼືອໍານາດນ້ອຍ.
An ally is valuable when the relationship is long-standing, stable, influenceable, consistent (not double-minded), and can arise from either a major or minor power.
Because usefulness depends on reliability and alignment, not only size; even a smaller ally can be strategically significant if dependable and manageable.