रक्षेत्पूर्वकृतान् राजा नवांश्चाभिप्रवर्तयेत् ॥ कZ_०२.०१.३९च्द् ॥
rakṣet pūrva-kṛtān rājā navāṃś cābhipravartayet
Dapat pangalagaan ng hari ang mga naitayo na at dapat din niyang aktibong pasimulan ang mga bagong gawain.
State legitimacy and revenue depend on maintenance of existing assets; expansion should be deliberate, not at the cost of neglecting what already functions.
It matches the principle that asset lifecycle management (O&M) must accompany capital expenditure; otherwise infrastructure decays and fiscal returns collapse.