Shloka 20

Devanagari script

मानिता बान्धवा: सर्वे वश्य: सम्पूजितो जन:

Transliteration

mānitā bāndhavāḥ sarve vaśyaḥ sampūjito janaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “All the kinsmen were duly honored, and the people were brought under control—fully respected and properly received.”

Word by Word

• मानिताः: honoured, respected
• मानिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानित (√मान् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बान्धवाः: kinsmen, relatives
• बान्धवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वश्यः: submissive, obedient
• वश्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पूजितः: fully honoured, duly worshipped
• सम्पूजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूजित (सम् + √पूज् + क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जनः: people; person
• जनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bāndhavāḥ (kinsmen/relatives)
• janaḥ (the people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, rightful rule depends on honoring one’s kin and treating the populace with due respect; social stability is sustained through recognition, proper reception, and ethical governance—not coercion alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a situation of restored or maintained order: relatives have been appropriately honored, and the general populace has been duly received and made compliant, indicating disciplined administration within the war context.