Shloka 59

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

फल्गु यच्च बल॑ किंचिद्‌ यच्चापि कृशदुर्बलम्‌ । तत्‌ संगृह ययौ राजा ये चापि परिचारका:

Transliteration

phalgu yac ca balaṁ kiñcid yac cāpi kṛśa-durbalam | tat saṅgṛhya yayau rājā ye cāpi paricārakāḥ ||

Translation

ರಾಜನು ಅಲ್ಪಬಲದವರನ್ನೂ, ಕೃಶ-ದುರ್ಬಲರನ್ನೂ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಪರಿಚಾರಕರನ್ನೂ ಒಟ್ಟುಗೂಡಿಸಿದನು; ಅವರನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಉಪಪ್ಲವ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊರಟನು.

Word by Word

• फल्गु: trifling, insignificant
• फल्गु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल्गु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बलम्: force, army-strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: anything
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चित्: even, at all (enclitic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित्

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कृश-दुर्बलम्: thin and weak
• कृश-दुर्बलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृश + दुर्बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that (all that)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संगृह्य: having gathered/collected
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ग्रह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ययौ: went, departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• परिचारकाः: attendants, servants
• परिचारकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिचारक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājā (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Upaplavya
• bala (troops)
• paricārakāḥ (attendants)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.