Shloka 54

भाण्डागारायुधागारान्‌ योधागारांश्व॒ सर्वश: । अश्वागारान्‌ गजागारान्‌ बलाधिकरणानि च,कुरुनन्दन युधिष्ठिर! अन्नके भण्डार, शस्त्रागार, योद्धाओंके निवासस्थान, अश्वशालाएँ, गजशालाएँ, सैनिक शिविर, खाई, गलियाँ तथा राजमहलके उद्यान--इन सब स्थानोंको गुप्तरीतिसे बनवाना चाहिये, जिससे कभी दूसरा कोई देख न सके

bhāṇḍāgārāyudhāgārān yodhāgārāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ | aśvāgārān gajāgārān balādhikaraṇāni ca, kurunandana yudhiṣṭhira |

കുരുനന്ദന യുധിഷ്ഠിരാ! ധാന്യഭണ്ഡാരങ്ങൾ, ആയുധശാലകൾ, യോദ്ധാക്കളുടെ താമസകേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾ, അശ്വശാലകൾ, ഗജശാലകൾ, സൈന്യത്തിന്റെ ഭരണാധാരകേന്ദ്രങ്ങൾ—ഇവയെല്ലാം എല്ലാ വിധത്തിലും ക്രമപ്പെടുത്തി വെക്കണം।

भाण्डागारstorehouses/treasuries (for goods)
भाण्डागार:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाण्डागार
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
आयुधागारान्armouries/weapon-stores
आयुधागारान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुधागार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
योधागारान्barracks/dwellings for warriors
योधागारान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोधागार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सर्वशःin every way/entirely
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः
अश्वागारान्stables (horse-houses)
अश्वागारान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वागार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
गजागारान्elephant-stalls
गजागारान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगजागार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
बलाधिकरणानिmilitary stations/camps (bases of forces)
बलाधिकरणानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबलाधिकरण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कुरुनन्दनO joy of the Kurus
कुरुनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
K
Kuru (dynasty/people)
B
bhāṇḍāgāra (storehouse)
Ā
āyudhāgāra (armoury)
Y
yodhāgāra (warriors’ quarters)
A
aśvāgāra (stables)
G
gajāgāra (elephant sheds)
B
balādhikaraṇa (army administrative bases)

Educational Q&A

A ruler must protect the kingdom by organizing critical military and logistical infrastructure—supplies, weapons, troops, horses, elephants, and command offices—with prudent secrecy and secure planning, so adversaries cannot easily assess or sabotage the state’s preparedness.

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhīṣma continues advising King Yudhiṣṭhira on practical governance. Here he lists key facilities of the realm—storehouses, armouries, barracks, stables, elephant sheds, and army offices—and urges that they be established and maintained with careful discretion for the safety of the kingdom.