Canonical Ref: BK 12.29
Metrical Form: उपजातिः
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
यदा विगृह्णन्न च संदधानो वृद्धिं क्षयं चाऽनुगुणं प्रपश्येत् ।आसीत राजाऽवसर-प्रतीक्षस्तदा प्रयासं वितथं न कुर्यात् ॥
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Karandikar:
And when a warring king who seeks peace, does not perceive commensurate gain or loss, then, he should keep waiting for a ( suitable ) opportunity ( and ) should not undertake vain efforts.
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Bhaṭṭikāvyam, BK 12.29. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.