The figure shows a dish kept at an orientation with a marble placed on it. If the marble in figure is displaced slightly, it would rattle about for a while and come to rest in its original place. This is an example of :
Stable Equilibrium
If a dish is kept at an orientation with a marble placed on it and if the marble in figure is displaced slightly, it would rattle about for a while and come to rest in its original place. This is the example of Stable Equilibrium.
When a body tries to regain its equilibrium position after being slightly displaced and released, it is said to be in stable equilibrium.