Shloka 14
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
विपरीत द्विषत्स्वेतत् षड्विधा वृद्धिरात्मन: । उस समय श्रीकृष्णने रोषसे भरे हुए बलरामजीको शान्त करते हुए-से कहा--“भैया! अपनी उन्नति छः: प्रकारकी होती है--अपनी वृद्धि
viparītaṁ dviṣatsu etat ṣaḍvidhā vṛddhir ātmanaḥ | ātmani api ca mitre ca viparītaṁ yadā bhavet |
三阇耶说道：“这就是衡量自身进益的六重尺度：自身的增长、盟友的增长、以及盟友之盟友的增长；而在敌方，则为其反面——即敌人的损失、敌人盟友的损失、以及敌人盟友之盟友的损失。若这种相反之势发生在自身与盟友身上……（其后果亦当依此类推而知）。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Advantage and disadvantage are assessed relationally: true ‘growth’ is not only one’s own gain but also the strengthening of allies and allied networks; likewise, strategic success includes weakening the enemy and the enemy’s support structure. The verse frames prosperity and loss as a sixfold calculus tied to friendship and enmity.
Sañjaya narrates a moment where Kṛṣṇa, calming an angered Balarāma, articulates a principle of political-military prudence: how to evaluate outcomes in terms of gains for oneself and allies and corresponding losses for the opposing side.