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
Antara (keadaan strategik) itu, mana-mana keadaan yang didapatinya sehingga, sambil kekal di tempatnya, dia dapat (i) meneruskan urusan sendiri—pembinaan/penyelenggaraan kubu, kerja jambatan atau benteng/empangan, laluan perdagangan, penempatan kawasan kosong, lombong, sumber bahan, gajah, dan operasi hutan—serta (ii) melemahkan urusan sepadan pihak lawan, maka keadaan itulah yang patut dikekalkan/diambilnya.
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).