Sutra 30

Devanagari script

कृतप्रणाशः शक्तिहानिर्विद्यापण्यत्वमाशानिर्वेदो देशलौल्यमविश्वासो बलवद्विग्रहो वा परित्यागस्थानमित्याचार्याः ॥ कZ_०७.६.३० ॥

Transliteration

kṛtapraṇāśaḥ śaktihānir vidyāpaṇyatvam āśānirvedo deśalaulyam aviśvāso balavad-vigraho vā parityāgasthānam ity ācāryāḥ

Translation

Les maîtres disent : les motifs d’abandonner (un parti/une entreprise) sont — la perte de ce qui a déjà été accompli, la perte de puissance, être contraint de « vendre » son savoir (c’est‑à‑dire une dépendance dégradante), le désespoir quant aux gains attendus, l’inconstance à l’égard du territoire, le manque de confiance, ou le conflit avec une puissance plus forte.

Word by Word

कृतप्रणाशःloss of what has been achieved/accumulated

शक्तिहानिःloss of power/capacity

विद्यापण्यत्वम्turning learning into a commodity (selling knowledge)

आशानिर्वेदःdisillusionment with hopes; loss of hope

देशलौल्यम्restlessness about place; fickleness in staying in one region

अविश्वासःdistrust; lack of confidence

बलवत्powerful; strong

विग्रहःhostility/war

वाor

परित्यागस्थानम्a ground/occasion for abandonment (a reason to give up)

इतिthus

आचार्याःthe teachers/authorities (ācāryas)

Entities Mentioned

ācāryāḥ (teachers/authorities)

balavat (stronger power)

FAQs

List the ‘teachers’ criteria for abandoning an alliance/engagement.

Abandon when it destroys prior gains, drains strength, forces humiliating dependence, kills expected benefits, creates territorial fickleness/instability, lacks trust, or provokes conflict with a stronger power.