Shloka 106
Drupada’s Instruction to the Purohita for the Kaurava Embassy (द्रुपदोपदेशः दूतप्रेषणम्)
पुनरेकत्रकरणं तेषां कर्म भविष्यति । जब मन्त्रियोंमें फूट पड़ जायगी और योद्धा भी विमुख होकर चल देंगे, तब उनका (प्रधान) कार्य होगा--पुनः नूतन सेनाका संग्रह और संगठन
punar ekatra-karaṇaṁ teṣāṁ karma bhaviṣyati |
قال دروبادا: «ستكون مهمتهم الكبرى مرةً أخرى أن يعيدوا الأمور إلى وحدةٍ واحدة—أن يجمعوا شتاتها ويعيدوا تنظيمها. فإذا دبّ الخلاف بين الوزراء، وانصرف المحاربون أنفسهم وتركوا الصفوف، كان عملهم الأول أن يحشدوا جيشًا جديدًا ويستعيدوا نظامه.»
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Factionalism among advisers and loss of morale among fighters weakens a kingdom; therefore leadership must prioritize restoring unity and reorganizing forces. The verse highlights the ethical-political duty of rulers to prevent internal division and to rebuild order when it collapses.
Drupada is describing a likely consequence of internal splits: when ministers quarrel and warriors become disheartened and leave, the remaining leadership’s main work becomes reassembling and reorganizing a new army—an act of recovery after political and military fragmentation.