Shloka 36
Daṇḍanīti and the King as the Cause of Yuga-Order (दण्डनीतिः राजधर्मश्च युगकारणत्वम्)
यदि युद्धका ही निश्चय हो तो पशुशालाओंको वनमेंसे उठाकर सड़कोंपर ले आवे, छोटे-छोटे गाँवोंको उठा दे और उन सबको शाखानगरों (कस्बों) में मिला दे ।।
yadi yuddhakā hi niścayo bhavet, paśuśālāḥ vanāt samuddhṛtya rathyeṣu ānayet; kṣudrāṇi grāmāṇi samuddharet, tāni sarvāṇi śākhānagareṣu (nigameṣu) saṃyojayet. ye guptāś caiva durgāś ca deśāḥ, teṣu praveśayet; dhaninaḥ balamukhyāṃś ca sāntvayitvā punaḥ punaḥ, rājye ye pradhānāḥ senānāyakāḥ pramukhā vā senāḥ, tān sarvān atyanta-gupta-durgameṣu sthāpayet.
ビーシュマは言った。「もし戦が真に決したなら、王は家畜小屋を森から移して街道へ寄せ、小さな村々を移転させて辺境の町（支邑）に併合せよ。民と資財は、隠密で侵入しがたい地へ移すべきである。富める者と軍の要職にある者、さらには主力軍そのものに至るまで、幾度も慰撫して士気を固め、しかる後に、きわめて秘匿され地勢上も守りやすい場所へ配置せよ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When war becomes unavoidable, a ruler’s dharma shifts to protective governance: consolidate vulnerable settlements, secure resources, place key personnel and forces in concealed and defensible locations, and sustain public and military morale through repeated reassurance.
Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on rājadharma in the Shanti Parva, outlining practical steps a king should take once the decision for war is made—relocating villages and assets, and deploying leaders and troops to secure, hard-to-attack areas.