हिरण्यभोगं भूमिभोगं वा मित्रमिति हिरण्यभोगं गतिमत्त्वात्सर्वव्ययप्रतीकारकरमित्याचार्याः ॥ कZ_०७.९.३१ ॥
hiraṇyabhogaṃ bhūmibhogaṃ vā mitram iti hiraṇyabhogaṃ gatimattvāt sarvavyaya-pratīkārakaram ity ācāryāḥ
“Should the ally be one who yields cash-benefit or land-benefit?”—the teachers say: the cash-benefit ally, because it is mobile/quick to deploy and can counter every kind of expenditure.
It indicates liquidity and rapid redeployability: cash can be allocated instantly across departments (army, diplomacy, relief), whereas land-benefit may be slow to monetize or utilize.