यतो लाभस्ततो गच्छेदलाभं परिवर्जयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.१६.२५च्द् ॥
yato lābhas tato gacched alābhaṃ parivarjayet
ਜਿੱਥੇ ਲਾਭ ਹੋਵੇ ਉੱਥੇ ਜਾਵੇ; ਜੋ ਘਾਟਾ ਦੇਵੇ ਉਹ ਤੋਂ ਬਚੇ।
It encodes a state-aligned economic rationality: agents should allocate effort to surplus-generating activities, stabilizing supply and sustaining taxable commerce.