Arthashastra

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विशेषस् तु गुण एकदेशे स्थानम्, स्व वृद्धि प्राप्त्य् अर्थम् आसनम्, उपायानाम् अप्रयोग उपेक्षणम् ॥

As to the difference between three aspects of neutrality :---Keeping quiet, maintaining a particular kind of policy is sthána; withdrawal from hostile actions for the sake of one‟s own interests is ásana; and taking no steps (against an enemy) is upekshana.

english translation

vizeSas tu guNa ekadeze sthAnam, sva vRddhi prApty artham Asanam, upAyAnAm aprayoga upekSaNam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript