Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १५१: कृष्णस्य कौरव-अवज्ञा-निर्णयः तथा पाण्डव-योगाज्ञा
Krishna on the Kauravas’ Rejection of Counsel; Pandava Readiness Ordered
प्रभूततरकाष्ठानि दुराधर्षतराणि च । भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानानि शतशो5थ सहस्रश:
prabhūtatara-kāṣṭhāni durādharṣatarāṇi ca | bhakṣya-bhojyānna-pānāni śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Il y avait d’abondantes réserves de bois de feu, ainsi que des provisions d’autant plus difficiles à saisir pour l’ennemi ; et des vivres—collations, mets cuits, grains et boissons—préparés par centaines et par milliers.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights prudent stewardship: in times of uncertainty and potential conflict, a ruler or household must ensure adequate, well-protected provisions. Ethical governance includes foresight, safeguarding resources, and sustaining dependents and guests.
The narrator describes extensive provisioning—firewood and large quantities of food and drink—emphasizing that these supplies were plentiful and secured against seizure. It depicts organized preparation within the broader Udyoga Parva setting of mobilization and tension before war.