अर्थमानावक्षेपे च परित्यागः ॥ कZ_०५.५.१२ ॥
arthamānāvakṣepe ca parityāgaḥ
धन और मान का अवक्षेप (जानबूझकर गिराया जाना) होने पर सेवा-त्याग उचित है।
Undermining an official’s resources and status destroys capacity to act and invites factional attacks; withdrawal becomes a rational safeguard and a signal of governance failure.