शङ्खदुन्दुभिसंसृष्टः सिंहनादस् तरस्विनाम् ॥
पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च सागरांश् चान्वनादयत् ॥
ततो देशे समे स्निग्धे प्रभूतयवसेन्धने ॥
निवेशयाम् आस तदा सेनां राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥
परिहृत्य श्मशानानि देवतायतनानि च ॥
आश्रमांश् च महर्षीणां तीर्थान्य् आयतनानि च ॥
मधुरानूषरे देशे शिवे पुण्ये महीपतिः ॥
निवेशं कारयाम् आस कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
ततश् च पुनर् उत्थाय सुखी विश्रान्तवाहनः ॥
प्रययौ पृथिवीपालैर् वृतः शतसहस्रशः ॥
śaṅkhadundubhisaṃsṛṣṭaḥ siṃhanādas tarasvinām ||
pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca sāgarāṃś cānvanādayat ||
tato deśe same snigdhe prabhūtayavasendhane ||
niveśayām āsa tadā senāṃ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
parihṛtya śmaśānāni devatāyatanāni ca ||
āśramāṃś ca maharṣīṇāṃ tīrthāny āyatanāni ca ||
madhurānūṣare deśe śive puṇye mahīpatiḥ ||
niveśaṃ kārayām āsa kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
tataś ca punar utthāya sukhī viśrāntavāhanaḥ ||
prayayau pṛthivīpālair vṛtaḥ śatasahasraśaḥ ||
The lion's roar of the mighty warriors, mingled with the sound of conches and drums, made the earth, the sky, and the oceans resound. Then King Yudhishthira settled the army on level, pleasant ground rich in grass and fuel. Avoiding cremation grounds, shrines of the gods, the hermitages of great sages, holy places, and other sacred sites, Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, lord of the earth, had a camp built in a pleasant, salt-free, auspicious, and holy place. Then, rising again, happy, with his animals rested, he set out further, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of protectors of the earth.
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In this chapter, the peace negotiations finally give way to preparation for war. The Pandavas choose their military commander not out of pride but through counsel, experience, and trust in Krishna; their movement to Kurukshetra is then described as orderly, sacrificially prepared, and surrounded by allies. Dharma here manifests not as a refusal to act, but as the right ordering of an unavoidable duty.