आयत्यां च तदात्वे च क्षमावानविशङ्कितः ॥ कZ_०५.१.५७च्द् ॥
āyatyāṃ ca tadātve ca kṣamāvān aviśaṅkitaḥ
He should be forbearing—free from anxiety—both with regard to the future and in immediate circumstances.
Composed forbearance (kṣamā) without anxious suspicion (aviśaṅkā), enabling consistent policy across time horizons.
An unpanicked ruler avoids erratic punishments and policy reversals that trigger elite insecurity and public distrust.