On balance (sāmya)

Balance (sāmya) is called a state of calm well-being; its signs are appetite, good digestion and sustained strength, its means is wholesome food in measured amounts, and strength makes the four aims of life (dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa) attainable. Rather than debating its form in words, experts judge balance by observing a person's bodily strength and build.