Shloka 8
कुलीनार्यजनोपेतं तुष्टपुष्टमनुद्धतम् । कृतमानोपचारं च यशस्वि च मनस्वि च
kulīnāryajanopetaṁ tuṣṭapuṣṭam anuddhatam | kṛtamānopacāraṁ ca yaśasvi ca manasvi ca
Sañjaya dit : «Il était entouré de gens nobles et bien nés, satisfaits et bien nourris, sans pour autant être arrogants. Il avait reçu les honneurs et les égards convenables ; il était à la fois illustre et d’âme élevée.»
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.