Arthashastra 6.2.5: Mandala-yoni, Adhyaya 2, Sutra 5

Devanagari script

क्षयः स्थानं वृद्धिरित्युदयास्तस्य ॥

Recitation with translationArthashastra 6.2.5

Transliteration

kṣayaḥ sthānaṃ vṛddhirityudayāstasya

Translation

इन सब का रिज़ल्ट तीन तरह का होता है। कभी तुम्हारा काम घटता है। कभी वही वैसा चलता रहता है। और कभी आगे बढ़ता है। यह तीनो हालात आते रहते हैं।

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Word by Word

• क्षयः: decrease, depletion, decline
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षि (क्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
• In statecraft: राजकोष/राज्य-सम्पदः ह्रासः (diminution/decline of resources)

• स्थानम्: stability, remaining in the same condition
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्था (स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
• In statecraft: स्थितिः/समत्वम्—न वृद्धिः न क्षयः (steady state of resources)

• वृद्धिः: increase, growth, augmentation
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृध्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन
• In statecraft: राजकोष/राज्य-सम्पदः अभिवृद्धिः (increase/growth of resources)

• इति: thus; ‘as’ (quotative marker)
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: निपातः; उक्तिसमाप्त्यर्थकः/इत्यर्थे

• उदयाः: outcomes, states/results (here: the three conditions)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन
• In statecraft: (अर्थशास्त्रे) आय-परिणामाः/आर्थिक-स्थितयः—क्षय-स्थान-वृद्धि-रूपाः (outcomes/conditions of revenue/resources)

• तस्य: of that; its
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-एकवचन (पुं/नपुं)
• In statecraft: तस्य (पूर्वोक्तस्य—आय/कोष/अर्थस्य)

Sandhi Notes

• इति + उदयाः → इत्युदयाः (यण्-सन्धिः: इ + उ → यु; लेखने ‘इत्यु…’)
• अन्यत्र सन्धिः न आवश्यकः

Entities Mentioned

• kṣaya
• sthāna
• vṛddhi

Topic and Governance

Prakarana (topic)

Outcomes of ṣāḍguṇya: decline, stasis, growth

Governance domain

Strategic assessment; performance metrics; state trajectory

Vocabulary Breakdown

Technical Terms

FAQs

What is the implied governance metric here?

Whether a chosen policy produces net loss, maintains position, or increases power/wealth—i.e., decline, stasis, or growth.