दुष्टपौरजानपदो वा न्यायवृत्तिरन्यां भूमिं याचेत ॥ कZ_०७.१५.२४ ॥
duṣṭa-paurajānapado vā nyāya-vṛttir anyāṃ bhūmiṃ yāceta
यदि नगर और जनपद (शहरी व ग्रामीण जनता) दुष्ट/विरोधी हों, तो जो न्यायपूर्ण आचरण में स्थित है, वह रहने/शासन हेतु दूसरी भूमि माँगे।
Because governance depends on a workable social base; when the populace is irredeemably hostile, maintaining justice may require relocation rather than escalating repression that destroys legitimacy.
State stability rests on consent/cooperation of the people; when that base collapses, administrative continuity may be preserved by negotiated reassignment.