Sutra 2

Devanagari script

विग्रहे हि क्षयव्ययप्रवासप्रत्यवाया भवन्ति ॥ कZ_०७.२.०२ ॥

Transliteration

vigrahe hi kṣaya-vyaya-pravāsa-pratyavāyā bhavanti

Translation

କାରଣ ବିଗ୍ରହରେ (ଯୁଦ୍ଧ/ଶତ୍ରୁତା) କ୍ଷୟ, ବ୍ୟୟ, ପ୍ରବାସ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟବାୟ (ପ୍ରତିକୂଳ ପରିଣାମ) ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• विग्रहे: in war / in hostilities
• Type: Noun
• Root: विग्रह
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of circumstance)

• हि: indeed; for
• Type: Particle
• Root: हि
• Form: निपात; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (emphatic/causal particle)

• क्षय: depletion; loss
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (समाहार-गणना as member of list)

• व्यय: expenditure
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (member of list)

• प्रवास: absence; living away (on campaign)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (member of list)

• प्रत्यवायाः: adverse consequences; setbacks
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रत्यवाय
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (member of list)

• भवन्ति: occur; come to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: लट्-लकार; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

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How do these four terms map to modern policy risks?

kṣaya=attrition of forces/resources; vyaya=budgetary burden; pravāsa=leadership/administrative displacement and supply-line strain; pratyavāya=blowback, escalation, and strategic reversal.