समविषमनिम्नस्थलह्रस्वदीर्घवशेन वाध्वनो यात्रां विभजेत् ॥ कZ_०९.१.५१ ॥
samaviṣamanimnasthalahrasvadīrghavaśena vādhvano yātrāṃ vibhajet
Er soll den Tagesmarsch je nach Beschaffenheit des Weges einteilen—ob eben oder uneben, mit Senken, und danach, ob die Strecken kurz oder lang sind.
To institutionalize terrain-based scheduling: the march is not fixed by calendar alone but apportioned by road conditions to reduce fatigue, delays, and disorder.
Operational planning using route risk/effort profiling—adjusting movement rates by terrain and segment length.