अर्थस्य मूलमुत्थानमनर्थस्य विपर्ययः ॥ कZ_०१.१९.३५च्द् ॥
arthasya mūlamutthānam anarthasya viparyayaḥ
La racine de la prospérité est l’effort soutenu ; la racine de l’adversité en est l’inverse (manque d’effort et de vigilance).
It sets a causal rule for administration: effort and vigilance generate revenue and stability; complacency generates leakage, disorder, and decline.