Sutra 11
क्षयव्ययलाभविपरिमर्शः बाह्याभ्यन्तराश्चापदः दुष्यशत्रुसम्युक्ताः अर्थानर्थसंशययुक्ताः तासामुपायविकल्पजाः सिद्धयः इत्यभियास्यत्कर्म नवममधिकरणम् ॥ कZ_०१.१.११ब् ॥
kṣaya-vyaya-lābha-viparimarśaḥ bāhyābhyantarāś cāpadaḥ duṣya-śatru-samyuktāḥ arthānartha-saṃśaya-yuktāḥ tāsām upāya-vikalpa-jāḥ siddhayaḥ ity abhiyāsyat-karma navamam adhikaraṇam
第九章（adhikaraṇa）论述应当采取的事务：审察损失、支出与收益；外患与内患；（灾患）与不满分子及敌人相勾连者；对利害存疑的情势；以及针对这些（灾患）在多种对策中择其一而产生的成功结果。
FAQs
To define the state’s decision framework for crises: evaluate losses, spending, and gains; classify threats as internal/external; and select among practical countermeasures to secure successful outcomes for the polity.
It parallels contemporary risk management: governments assess fiscal impact (loss/expenditure/gain), distinguish domestic vs. foreign threats, and use option analysis to choose interventions under uncertainty (cost–benefit and scenario planning).
No single office is named; the implied duty of the ruler and senior ministers is to conduct structured deliberation on crises—diagnose the threat source, judge probable benefit or harm, and implement the most effective available countermeasure.