Sutra 22

Devanagari script

आशुतरा मे वृद्धिर्भूयस्तरा वृद्ध्युदयतरा वा भविष्यति विपरीता परस्य इति ज्ञात्वा परवृद्धिमुपेक्षेत ॥ कZ_०७.१.२२ ॥

Transliteration

āśutarā me vṛddhir bhūyastarā vṛddhyudayatarā vā bhaviṣyati viparītā parasya iti jñātvā paravṛddhim upekṣeta

Translation

เมื่อรู้ว่า ความเจริญของตนจะเร็วกว่า มากกว่า หรือให้ผลชัดเจนกว่าของฝ่ายตรงข้าม (ซึ่งแนวโน้มจะเป็นไปในทางตรงกันข้าม) เขาควรเพิกเฉยต่อความเจริญของฝ่ายตรงข้าม

Word by Word

आशुतराswifter, more rapid

मेmy, of me

वृद्धिःincrease, growth (of power/resources)

भूयस्तराgreater, more

वृद्धि-उदयतराhaving a more pronounced rise of increase; more strongly increasing

वाor

भविष्यतिwill be, will become

विपरीताopposite, reversed (in outcome)

परस्यof the other (enemy/opponent)

इतिthus

ज्ञात्वाhaving known, after understanding

पर-वृद्धिम्the other’s (enemy’s) increase

उपेक्षेतshould disregard/overlook; should not interfere

Entities Mentioned

svāmin

para (opponent)

FAQs

What is the key metric for ‘upekṣā’ (ignoring) here?

Relative growth rate and payoff: if your growth is faster/greater/more productive and the opponent’s is trending oppositely, you need not respond anxiously to their gains.