तत्र ते पृथिवीपाला यथोत्साहं यथाबलम् ॥
विविशुः शिबिराण्य् आशु द्रव्यवन्ति सहस्रशः ॥
तेषां दुर्योधनो राजा ससैन्यानां महात्मनाम् ॥
व्यादिदेश सबाह्यानां भक्ष्यभोज्यम् अनुत्तमम् ॥
सगजाश्वमनुष्याणां ये च शिल्पोपजीविनः ॥
ये चान्ये ऽनुगतास् तत्र सूतमागधबन्दिनः ॥
वणिजो गणिका वारा ये चैव प्रेक्षका जनाः ॥
सर्वांस् तान् कौरवो राजा विधिवत् प्रत्यवैक्षत ॥
tatra te pṛthivīpālā yathotsāhaṃ yathābalam ||
viviśuḥ śibirāṇy āśu dravyavanti sahasraśaḥ ||
teṣāṃ duryodhano rājā sasainyānāṃ mahātmanām ||
vyādideśa sabāhyānāṃ bhakṣyabhojyam anuttamam ||
sagajāśvamanuṣyāṇāṃ ye ca śilpopajīvinaḥ ||
ye cānye 'nugatās tatra sūtamāgadhabandinaḥ ||
vaṇijo gaṇikā vārā ye caiva prekṣakā janāḥ ||
sarvāṃs tān kauravo rājā vidhivat pratyavaikṣata ||
"There, the guardians of the earth swiftly entered the camps, rich in supplies, in their thousands, each according to his zeal and his strength. King Duryodhana directed that excellent food and provisions be given to those great-souled kings with their armies and attendants; likewise for those with elephants, horses and men, for the artisans, and the other followers there -- the charioteer-bards, magadhas and panegyrists, the merchants, courtesans, entertainers, and all the onlooking crowds. The king of the Kauravas looked after all of them according to proper order."
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This chapter shows the material side of war: not only heroes and vows, but the vast organization of camps, rites, provisions and retinue. The Kaurava army moves like an entire city on the march: kings, peoples, artisans, singers, merchants and onlookers all enter the space of war. Duryodhana attends to order and provisioning, yet this very abundance of outward show underscores the scale of the catastrophe now approaching. Before the battle, dharma is already being tested -- not only on the field, but in how a ruler governs people, resources and allies.