Shloka 59
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
फल्गु यच्च बल॑ किंचिद् यच्चापि कृशदुर्बलम् । तत् संगृह ययौ राजा ये चापि परिचारका:
phalgu yac ca balaṁ kiñcid yac cāpi kṛśa-durbalam | tat saṅgṛhya yayau rājā ye cāpi paricārakāḥ ||
راجا نے جو کچھ بھی کمزور، دبلا پتلا اور ناتواں لشکر تھا، اور جو خدمت گار تھے—سب کو جمع کیا؛ پھر انہیں ساتھ لے کر اُپپلویہ کی طرف روانہ ہوا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.