Shloka 59
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
फल्गु यच्च बल॑ किंचिद् यच्चापि कृशदुर्बलम् । तत् संगृह ययौ राजा ये चापि परिचारका:
phalgu yac ca balaṁ kiñcid yac cāpi kṛśa-durbalam | tat saṅgṛhya yayau rājā ye cāpi paricārakāḥ ||
राजा ने जो कुछ भी अल्पबल, कृशकाय अथवा दुर्बल सैनिक थे, तथा जो परिचारक थे—सबको एकत्र किया; और उन्हें साथ लेकर उपप्लव्य की ओर प्रस्थान किया।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Responsible kingship includes organizing and safeguarding even those of little strength—weak soldiers and attendants—rather than abandoning them; dharma is shown through inclusive protection and orderly preparation.
Yudhiṣṭhira assembles the less capable troops and the household/retinue and then departs for Upaplavya, indicating a strategic relocation and consolidation of people before the larger conflict.