Shloka 10
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय १५१: कृष्णस्य कौरव-अवज्ञा-निर्णयः तथा पाण्डव-योगाज्ञा
Krishna on the Kauravas’ Rejection of Counsel; Pandava Readiness Ordered
राजेन्द्र! उस समय राजाओंके लिये सैकड़ों और हजारोंकी संख्यामें दुर्धर्ष एवं बहुमूल्य शिविर पृथक्-पृथक् बनवाये गये थे। उनके भीतर बहुत-से काष्ठों तथा प्रचुर मात्रामें भक्ष्य- भोज्य अन्न एवं पान-सामग्रीका संग्रह किया गया था। वे समस्त शिविर भूतलपर रहते हुए विमानोंके समान सुशोभित हो रहे थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | rājendra! tadā rājñāṃ śataśaḥ sahasraśaś ca durdharṣā bahumūlyāś ca śivirāṇi pṛthak-pṛthag eva kāritāni sma | teṣāṃ madhye bahūni kāṣṭhāni ca pracuraṃ bhakṣya-bhojyānnaṃ pāna-sāmagrī ca saṃcitaṃ āsīt | te sarve śivirā bhūtale sthitā api vimānānīva suśobhamānā babhūvuḥ ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai raja di atas para raja, pada waktu itu didirikan perkemahan-perkemahan terpisah bagi para penguasa—berjumlah ratusan dan ribuan—tangguh dan diperlengkapi dengan kemewahan. Di dalamnya disimpan banyak kayu, persediaan makanan yang layak santap, serta segala keperluan minum dalam jumlah melimpah. Walau berdiri di atas bumi, seluruh perkemahan itu berkilau laksana wimāna, istana udara para dewa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how vast material preparation and display of power precede conflict; it implicitly warns that grandeur and abundance can serve war as easily as welfare, urging discernment about how resources and royal authority are directed in relation to dharma.
Vaiśampāyana describes the large-scale establishment of separate, richly provisioned camps for many kings—stocked with timber, food, and drink—so splendid that, though on the ground, they appear like heavenly vimānas, indicating massive mobilization for the coming confrontation.