Sutra 20
तेषां यस्मिन्वा गुणे स्थितः पश्येत् इहस्थः शक्ष्यामि दुर्गसेतुकर्मवणिक्पथशून्यनिवेशखनिद्रव्यहस्तिवनकर्माण्यात्मनः प्रवर्तयितुम् परस्य चैतानि कर्माण्युपहन्तुमिति तमातिष्ठेत् ॥ कZ_०७.१.२० ॥
teṣāṃ yasminvā guṇe sthitaḥ paśyet ihasthaḥ śakṣyāmi durgasetukarmavaṇikpathaśūnyaniveśakhanidravyahastivanakarmāṇyātmanaḥ pravartayitum parasya caitāni karmāṇyupahantumiti tamātiṣṭhet
Entre esas (condiciones estratégicas), aquella en la que él se halle de modo que, permaneciendo en su lugar, pueda (i) impulsar sus propias obras—fortificaciones, obras de puentes o de diques/terraplenes, rutas comerciales, asentamiento de tierras baldías, minas, recursos materiales, elefantes y operaciones forestales—y (ii) perjudicar las obras correspondientes del adversario, esa condición debe mantener/adoptar.
FAQs
Prefer the posture in which you can continue domestic-capacity projects and simultaneously disrupt the rival’s capacity projects—without needing risky overextension.
They are core capability pillars: defense (forts), mobility/public works (setu), revenue and commerce (routes), strategic resources (mines/treasury inputs), and military assets/supply (elephants/forests).