तथैव भूम्येकान्तरा मित्रप्रकृतिः ॥ कZ_०६.२.१५ ॥
tathaiva bhūmyekāntarā mitraprakṛtiḥ
ସେହିପରି, ଗୋଟିଏ ଭୂମି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଥାଇ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ (ପଡ଼ୋଶୀର ପଡ଼ୋଶୀ) ଭୂମି ହେଉଛି ମିତ୍ର-ପ୍ରକୃତି (ମିତ୍ର-ପ୍ରକୃତି)।
Both have a shared incentive to counterbalance the immediate neighbor (the ari), making cooperation instrumentally likely.
As a baseline for diplomatic mapping—identify likely partners for balancing and for creating strategic depth beyond the frontier.