Shloka 25

Devanagari script

पूजितो हि यथाशक्त्या दानमानासनैर्मया । तथा पुन्रैश्न मे तात ज्ञातिभिश्न सबान्धवै:,तात! मैंने, मेरे पुत्रोंने तथा कुटुम्बीजनों एवं बन्धु-बान्धवोंने भी सभी सैनिकोंका यथाशक्ति दान, मान और आसन आदि देकर सत्कार किया है

Transliteration

pūjito hi yathāśaktyā dāna-mānāsanaiḥ mayā | tathā putraiś ca me tāta jñātibhiś ca sabāndhavaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : « Oui, selon mes moyens, j’ai témoigné de l’honneur —par des dons, par une considération respectueuse et par l’offre de sièges. De même, mon cher enfant, mes fils, avec nos parents, tous nos proches et nos amis, ont accueilli et honoré les guerriers de la même façon. »

Word by Word

पूजितःhonored / worshipped

हिindeed / for

यथाas / according to

शक्त्याby (my) ability / to the best of (my) power

दानwith gifts

मानwith honor / respect

आसनैःwith seats

मयाby me

तथाthus / in the same way

पुनःagain / further

एषःthis (one)

मेof me / my

तातO dear / O father

ज्ञातिभिःby kinsmen

सtogether with

बान्धवैःby relatives / friends

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

sons (putrāḥ)

kinsmen (jñātayaḥ)

relatives/friends (bāndhavāḥ)

warriors/soldiers (implied recipients of hospitality)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, dharma includes proper reception and respect: honoring guests and dependents according to one’s means (yathāśaktyā) through gifts, esteem, and hospitality is presented as an ethical obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that he, his sons, and their wider family have duly welcomed and honored the assembled warriors/soldiers with customary acts of hospitality—gifts, respectful treatment, and offering seats—emphasizing that it was done to the best of their capacity.