सारबलमग्रतः कृत्वा कोटीष्वनुसारं कुर्यात्जघने तृतियियसारं मध्ये फल्गुबलम् ॥ कZ_१०.५.४६ ॥
sārabalam agrataḥ kṛtvā koṭīṣv anusāraṃ kuryāt jaghane tṛtīyiyasāraṃ madhye phalgubalam
Habiendo colocado la fuerza núcleo (sāra) al frente, debe disponer los escalones de apoyo (anusāra) en las alas; poner el núcleo de tercer grado en la retaguardia y la fuerza ligera (phalgu) en el centro.
10.5.45 stresses phalgu at the extremities for maneuver; 10.5.46 presents an alternative scheme placing phalgu in the middle while supports occupy the wings—both are conditional templates within the same doctrine of graded deployment.