यस्मिन्वा गुणे स्थितः स्वकर्मवृद्धिं क्षयं वा नाभिपश्येदेतत्स्थानम् ॥ कZ_०७.१.२८ ॥
yasminvā guṇe sthitaḥ svakarmavṛddhiṃ kṣayaṃ vā nābhipaśyed etat sthānam
Ang posisyong pampatakaran na kung nananatili rito, hindi nakikita nang pauna ang pagtaas o pagbaba ng sariling mga gawain—ito ang “pananatili sa 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.