Sutra 11
क्षयव्ययलाभविपरिमर्शः बाह्याभ्यन्तराश्चापदः दुष्यशत्रुसम्युक्ताः अर्थानर्थसंशययुक्ताः तासामुपायविकल्पजाः सिद्धयः इत्यभियास्यत्कर्म नवममधिकरणम् ॥ कZ_०१.१.११ब् ॥
kṣaya-vyaya-lābha-viparimarśaḥ bāhyābhyantarāś cāpadaḥ duṣya-śatru-samyuktāḥ arthānartha-saṃśaya-yuktāḥ tāsām upāya-vikalpa-jāḥ siddhayaḥ ity abhiyāsyat-karma navamam adhikaraṇam
The ninth section (adhikaraṇa) concerns the tasks to be undertaken: examination of loss, expenditure, and gain; calamities that are external and internal; (calamities) involving disaffected elements and enemies; situations attended with doubt about advantage or harm; and the successful outcomes that arise from choosing among alternative countermeasures for those (calamities).
FAQs
To define the state’s decision framework for crises: evaluate losses, spending, and gains; classify threats as internal/external; and select among practical countermeasures to secure successful outcomes for the polity.
It parallels contemporary risk management: governments assess fiscal impact (loss/expenditure/gain), distinguish domestic vs. foreign threats, and use option analysis to choose interventions under uncertainty (cost–benefit and scenario planning).
No single office is named; the implied duty of the ruler and senior ministers is to conduct structured deliberation on crises—diagnose the threat source, judge probable benefit or harm, and implement the most effective available countermeasure.