यस्मिन्वा गुणे स्थितः स्वकर्मवृद्धिं क्षयं वा नाभिपश्येदेतत्स्थानम् ॥ कZ_०७.१.२८ ॥
yasminvā guṇe sthitaḥ svakarmavṛddhiṃ kṣayaṃ vā nābhipaśyed etat sthānam
在某一政策立场中,若身处其中而既预见不到自身行动的增长,也预见不到衰减——这就称为“守位”(sthāna/中立)。
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.