तस्योपघातो गरीयानिति ॥ कZ_०८.३.३३ ॥
tasyopaghāto garīyān iti
অতএব, তার (অর্থের) ক্ষতিসাধনই অধিক গুরুতর বিষয়।
Since dharma and welfare rest on artha, and society operates through artha, harm to artha has wider consequences; hence it is judged graver.