Mahabharata 7.116.6 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 6
Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)
नागेष्वश्वेषु बहुशो रथेषु च परीक्षितम् परीक्ष्य च यथान्यायं वेतनेनोपपादितम्
nāgeṣv aśveṣu bahuśo ratheṣu ca parīkṣitam | parīkṣya ca yathānyāyaṃ vetanenopapāditam ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Viele Male sind die Männer in der Kunst des Kampfes vom Elefanten, vom Pferd und vom Streitwagen aus geprüft worden; und nachdem man sie geprüft hatte, wurden sie ihrem Verdienst gemäß, nach Recht und Billigkeit, mit Sold versehen.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Competence should be assessed through proper examination, and compensation should be allotted in a manner consistent with nyāya (justice and propriety), linking reward to proven skill and fair procedure.
Sañjaya reports an administrative-military arrangement: fighters have been repeatedly evaluated for combat roles on elephants, horses, and chariots, and after this vetting they have been assigned appropriate pay, indicating organized preparation for war.
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