Sutra 30

Devanagari script

कृतप्रणाशः शक्तिहानिर्विद्यापण्यत्वमाशानिर्वेदो देशलौल्यमविश्वासो बलवद्विग्रहो वा परित्यागस्थानमित्याचार्याः ॥ कZ_०७.६.३० ॥

Transliteration

kṛtapraṇāśaḥ śaktihānir vidyāpaṇyatvam āśānirvedo deśalaulyam aviśvāso balavad-vigraho vā parityāgasthānam ity ācāryāḥ

Translation

Учителя говорят: основания для отказа (от стороны/предприятия) таковы — утрата сделанного, потеря силы, вынужденная «продажа» своего знания (то есть унизительная зависимость), отчаяние в отношении ожидаемой выгоды, непостоянство в вопросе территории, отсутствие доверия или столкновение с более сильной властью.

Word by Word

कृतप्रणाशःloss of what has been achieved/accumulated

शक्तिहानिःloss of power/capacity

विद्यापण्यत्वम्turning learning into a commodity (selling knowledge)

आशानिर्वेदःdisillusionment with hopes; loss of hope

देशलौल्यम्restlessness about place; fickleness in staying in one region

अविश्वासःdistrust; lack of confidence

बलवत्powerful; strong

विग्रहःhostility/war

वाor

परित्यागस्थानम्a ground/occasion for abandonment (a reason to give up)

इतिthus

आचार्याःthe teachers/authorities (ācāryas)

Entities Mentioned

ācāryāḥ (teachers/authorities)

balavat (stronger power)

FAQs

List the ‘teachers’ criteria for abandoning an alliance/engagement.

Abandon when it destroys prior gains, drains strength, forces humiliating dependence, kills expected benefits, creates territorial fickleness/instability, lacks trust, or provokes conflict with a stronger power.