तस्योपघातो गरीयानिति ॥ कZ_०८.३.३३ ॥
tasyopaghāto garīyān iti
ਇਸ ਲਈ, ਉਸ (ਅਰਥ) ਨੂੰ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣਾ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਗੰਭੀਰ ਮਾਮਲਾ ਹੈ।
Since dharma and welfare rest on artha, and society operates through artha, harm to artha has wider consequences; hence it is judged graver.