Sutra 5
योऽर्थः शत्रुवृद्धिमप्राप्तः करोति प्राप्तः प्रत्यादेयः परेषां भवति प्राप्यमाणो वा क्षयव्ययोदयो भवति स भवत्यापदर्थः ॥ कZ_०९.७.०५ ॥
yo'rthaḥ śatruvṛddhim aprāptaḥ karoti prāptaḥ pratyādeyaḥ pareṣāṃ bhavati prāpyamāṇo vā kṣayavyayodayo bhavati sa bhavaty āpadarthaḥ
Un « gain » est un āpad-artha (gain de crise) lorsque : avant son acquisition il favorise la croissance de l’ennemi ; après acquisition il doit être restitué ou devient la propriété d’autrui ; ou, pendant son acquisition, il entraîne une diminution, une dépense excessive ou une escalade dangereuse — un tel gain est chargé de crise.
FAQs
A pyrrhic gain: an advantage whose acquisition or retention predictably generates strategic liabilities, costs, or reversals.
Evaluate not only the value of the asset, but the acquisition path, holding costs, reversibility, and rival empowerment effects.