Shloka 5
दुर्ग-निवेश-राजधर्मः | Fortified Capital and the King’s Residential Polity
Rājadharma
जहाँ सब प्रकारकी सम्पत्ति प्रचुरमात्रामें भरी हुई हो तथा जो स्थान बहुत विस्तृत हो, वहाँ छ: प्रकारके दुर्गोंका आश्रय लेकर राजाको नये नगर बसाने चाहिये ।। धन्वदुर्ग महीदुर्ग गिरिदुर्ग तथैव च । मनुष्यदुर्ग अब्दुर्ग वनदुर्ग च तानि घट,उन छहों दुर्गोके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--धन्वदुर्ग5, महीदुर्ग5, गिरिदुर्ग5, मनुष्यतुर्गरें, जलदुर्ग5, तथा वनदुर्ग+
bhīṣma uvāca | yatra sarva-prakārā sampattiḥ pracura-mātrāyāṃ bharitā syāt tathā yaḥ sthānaṃ bahu-vistṛtaṃ syāt, tatra ṣaḍ-vidhānāṃ durgāṇām āśrayaṃ kṛtvā rājñā navaṃ nagaraṃ niveśayet || dhanva-durgaṃ mahī-durgaṃ giri-durgaṃ tathaiva ca | manuṣya-durgaṃ abda-durgaṃ vana-durgaṃ ca tāni ṣaṭ ||
Di tempat yang segala jenis sumber dayanya melimpah dan lahannya sangat luas, raja hendaknya mendirikan kota baru dengan bersandar pada enam jenis benteng. Keenamnya ialah: benteng gurun, benteng tanah/dataran, benteng gunung, benteng manusia (dijaga oleh kekuatan prajurit), benteng air, dan benteng hutan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king should found cities only where resources are plentiful and the land is spacious, and should ensure security by relying on multiple forms of natural and human defenses—summarized as six types of forts.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on kingship, Bhishma advises Yudhishthira on practical governance: selecting a prosperous site for a new city and organizing its defense through recognized categories of fortifications.