Men who know the art of warfare approve of a region which is freed from mire, and which is to watery, not uneven, and not abounding with bricks and stone, as well fitted for the operations of cavalry.
अकर्दमामनुदकाममर्यादामलोष्टकाम्। अश्वभूमि प्रशंसन्ति ये युद्धकुशला जनाः॥