सारबलमग्रतः कृत्वा कोटीष्वनुसारं कुर्यात्जघने तृतियियसारं मध्ये फल्गुबलम् ॥ कZ_१०.५.४६ ॥
sārabalam agrataḥ kṛtvā koṭīṣv anusāraṃ kuryāt jaghane tṛtīyiyasāraṃ madhye phalgubalam
Tendo colocado a força central (sāra) à frente, ele deve dispor os escalões de apoio (anusāra) nas alas; pôr o núcleo de terceira categoria na retaguarda e a força leve (phalgu) no meio.
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.