मध्यमं त्वनुगृह्णतोर्यो मध्यमं मित्रं मित्रतरं वानुगृह्णाति सोऽतिसंधत्ते ॥ कZ_०७.८.२० ॥
madhyamaṃ tv anugṛhṇator yo madhyamaṃ mitraṃ mitrataraṃ vā anugṛhṇāti so ’tisaṃdhatte
ໃນບັນດາສອງຝ່າຍທີ່ພະຍາຍາມຊັກຈູງກະສັດກາງ ຜູ້ໃດທີ່ໃຫ້ອະນຸເຄາະແກ່ພັນທະມິດຂອງກະສັດກາງ ຫຼືແກ່ພັນທະມິດທີ່ໃກ້ຊິດກວ່ານັ້ນ ຜູ້ນັ້ນກະທຳ “ການຜູກພັນເກີນຄວນ” (atisandhi)។
Excessive alignment: giving concessions beyond what is necessary, especially by subsidizing the target’s network (his allies), thereby weakening one’s own bargaining position.
It multiplies benefits outward while reducing leverage; it can strengthen a coalition that later constrains or exploits the giver.