Shloka 7
उपायधर्म-सेनायोगः
Upāya-dharma and Senāyoga: Expedient Ethics & Army Deployment
गजानां पार्थ वर्माणि गोवृषाजगराणि च । शल्यकण्टकलोहानि तनुत्रचमराणि च
gajānāṁ pārtha varmāṇi govṛṣājagarāṇi ca | śalyakaṇṭakalohāni tanutracamarāṇi ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，帕尔塔啊，当为战象备办护甲——以母牛、公牛，乃至蟒蛇之皮制成。又当大量储备铁钉与如荆棘般的铁制配件，并备齐身甲与拂尘（chauri）。君王应常将此等军备留作储备，使其军势——尤其象军——得以周全护卫，随时可战。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma includes practical preparedness: maintaining protective equipment and supplies—especially for key military assets like elephants—so that the realm’s defense is reliable and disciplined.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma, Bhishma advises Yudhiṣṭhira on concrete measures of military readiness, specifying materials and items to be kept prepared for protecting war-elephants and sustaining the army.