Sutra 25

Devanagari script

एष क्षयः ॥ कZ_०७.१.२५ ॥

Transliteration

eṣa kṣayaḥ

Translation

এটাই ‘ক্ষয়’ (অবনতি)।

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one/this)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक: एतद्/इदम्-शब्द)
• Form: सर्वनाम-शब्दः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गः

• क्षयः: loss; diminution; depletion; decay
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षि (क्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः; प्रथमा-एकवचनम्

Entities Mentioned

• kṣaya (decline state)

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FAQs

How is kṣaya identified in context?

As the condition where one’s own works are being harmed while the opponent’s are not—i.e., relative capacity erodes.