Sutra 50
यत्र स्थानं प्रजवश्चाभूमिर्व्यूहस्य तत्र स्थितः प्रजवितश्चोभयथा जीयेत । विपर्यये जयति उभयथा स्थाने प्रजवे च ॥ कZ_१०.३.५० ॥
yatra sthānaṃ prajavaś cābhūmir vyūhasya tatra sthitaḥ prajavitaś cobhayathā jīyeta | viparyaye jayati ubhayathā sthāne prajave ca
Where the ground is advantageous both for holding position (sthāna) and for rapid movement/charge (prajāva) for one’s formation, one would win in both ways—by standing and by advancing. In the reverse case, one loses; but if both sides are equal in position and mobility, victory depends on both (i.e., on how position and movement are executed).
FAQs
Sthāna is positional advantage (defensibility, stability, fields of control); prajāva is mobility/impulse advantage (ability to surge, flank, or exploit).