न चेदनुगृह्णीयात्प्रकृत्यनुलोमः स्यात् ॥ कZ_०७.१८.०४ ॥
na ced anugṛhṇīyāt prakṛtyanulomaḥ syāt
若他不予支持(两方/你方),则应依诸构成要素的自然结构而结盟(按 prakṛti 的结盟)。
Choose alliances based on enduring interests and power-structure (resources, geography, dependencies), not on a pivot ruler’s discretionary favor.