लोभ ऐकदेशिको मुख्यायत्तः परार्थेषु शक्यः प्रतिहन्तुमादातुं वा ॥ कZ_०७.५.३४ ॥
lobha aikadeśiko mukhyāyattaḥ parārtheṣu śakyaḥ pratihantum ādātuṃ vā
लोभः ऐकदेशिकः, मुख्यायत्तः; परार्थेषु प्रवृत्तः सन् प्रतिहन्तुं वा आदातुं वा शक्यः।
Because it does not grip all actors equally; it often concentrates around specific decision nodes—especially the chief—making it a targeted vulnerability.
A ruler should either neutralize greed-based inducements in his own camp or capture/redirect that inducement to turn opponents or their policies.