Shloka 12
दुर्ग-निवेश-राजधर्मः | Fortified Capital and the King’s Residential Polity
Rājadharma
भाण्डागारायुधागारं प्रयत्नेनाभिवर्धयेत् । निचयान् वर्धयेत् सर्वास्तथा यन्त्रायुधालयान्,अन्नभण्डार तथा अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंके संग्रहालयको प्रयत्नपूर्वक बढ़ावे, सब प्रकारकी वस्तुओंके संग्रहालयोंकी भी वृद्धि करे, यन्त्रों तथा अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंके कारखानोंकी उन्नति करे
bhāṇḍāgārāyudhāgāraṁ prayatnenābhivardhayet | nicayān vardhayet sarvāṁs tathā yantrāyudhālayān ||
Bhishma said: “With diligent effort, a king should expand his storehouses and armouries. He should increase every kind of reserve and likewise develop the workshops and depots for machines and weapons.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must maintain and expand logistical strength—supplies, armouries, reserves, and weapons/machine workshops—so the kingdom remains secure and capable of protecting dharma through stable governance.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on rajadharma (duties of kingship). Here he gives practical counsel on state preparedness: building up storehouses, armaments, and production facilities.