Sutra 5

Devanagari script

क्षयः स्थानं वृद्धिरित्युदयास्तस्य ॥ कZ_०६.२.०५ ॥

Transliteration

kṣayaḥ sthānaṃ vṛddhirityudayāstasya

Translation

இதன் விளைவுகள்—சரிவு, நிலைமை, மற்றும் வளர்ச்சி.

Word by Word

• क्षयः: decrease, depletion, decline
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षि (क्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• स्थानम्: stability, remaining in the same condition
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्था (स्थान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• वृद्धिः: increase, growth, augmentation
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृध्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• 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

• तस्य: of that; its
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-एकवचन (पुं/नपुं)

Entities Mentioned

• kṣaya
• sthāna
• vṛddhi

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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.