द्वाभ्यां मन्त्रयमाणो द्वाभ्यां संहताभ्यामवगृह्यते विगृहीताभ्यां विनाश्यते ॥ कZ_०१.१५.३७ ॥
dvābhyāṃ mantrayamāṇo dvābhyāṃ saṃhatābhyām avagṛhyate vigṛhītābhyāṃ vināśyate
दोघांसोबत सल्लामसलत केल्यास—ते दोघे एकत्र असतील तर त्याला दाबून/काबूत ठेवतात; आणि फूटलेले असतील तर तो नष्ट होतो.
Two advisers can either collude and capture the ruler (united), or split into factions that destabilize policy and administration (divided).
A minimal coalition problem: with two key actors, outcomes tend toward either collusion (capture) or polarization (gridlock/instability).