क्षयस्थानवृद्धीनां चोत्तरोत्तरं लिप्सेत ॥ कZ_०९.७.५१ ॥
kṣaya-sthāna-vṛddhīnāṃ cottarottaraṃ lipseta.
Among decline, stasis, and growth, he should seek the progressively superior option (moving upward from decline to stasis to growth).
Choose policies that move outcomes upward: avoid loss, prefer stability over loss, and prefer growth over mere stability.