Mahabharata 7.116.8 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 8
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
कुलीनार्यजनोपेतं तुष्टपुष्टमनुद्धतम् । कृतमानोपचारं च यशस्वि च मनस्वि च
kulīnāryajanopetaṁ tuṣṭapuṣṭam anuddhatam | kṛtamānopacāraṁ ca yaśasvi ca manasvi ca
সঞ্জয় বললেন—তিনি কুলীন ও আর্যজনসমূহে পরিবৃত ছিলেন; তৃপ্ত ও পুষ্ট, তবু উদ্ধত নন। যথোচিত মান-সম্মান ও শিষ্টাচার লাভ করেছিলেন; তিনি যশস্বী এবং উচ্চমনা।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical ideal: true nobility is shown not merely by birth or public honor, but by inner restraint—being content and prosperous without becoming arrogant, and maintaining a high-minded character alongside fame.
Sanjaya is describing a person’s qualities in the midst of the Drona Parva war-reporting: he portrays someone attended by respectable people, honored appropriately, and marked by renown and noble resolve—an evaluative character sketch within the battlefield narration.
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