दुर्गे हि कोशदण्डोत्पत्तिरापदि स्थानं च जनपदस्य ॥ कZ_०८.१.२५ ॥
durge hi kośa-daṇḍa-utpattir āpadi sthānaṃ ca janapadasya.
というのも、城塞においてこそ国庫と強制力(ダンダ)が生じ、災厄の際には郷土の避難所となるからである。
It concentrates finance, force, and stores, and serves as an administrative and humanitarian fallback location during crises affecting the countryside.