यस्मिन्वा गुणे स्थितः स्वकर्मवृद्धिं क्षयं वा नाभिपश्येदेतत्स्थानम् ॥ कZ_०७.१.२८ ॥
yasminvā guṇe sthitaḥ svakarmavṛddhiṃ kṣayaṃ vā nābhipaśyed etat sthānam
La posición de política en la que, permaneciendo en ella, no se prevé ni aumento ni disminución en las propias operaciones: eso es «permanecer en el lugar» (sthāna/neutralidad).
A deliberate holding posture where the ruler expects neither growth nor deterioration in his own undertakings by staying put.
To define neutrality as an evaluated equilibrium choice, not passivity—chosen when marginal gains and marginal losses are both unlikely.