Mahabharata 7.116.9 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 9

Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)

Devanagari script

इसमें सभी लोग कुलीन, श्रेष्ठ, हृष्ट-पुष्ट, उद्ण्डताशून्य, पहलेसे सम्मानित, यशस्वी तथा मनस्वी हैं ।।

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

api caiva janāḥ sarve kulīnāḥ śreṣṭhāḥ hṛṣṭa-puṣṭāḥ anuddaṇḍatā-śūnyāḥ pūrva-saṃmānitā yaśasvinaḥ manasvinaś ca |

sacivaiś cāparair mukhyair bahubhiḥ puṇya-karmabhiḥ |

lokapālopamaiḥ tāta pālitaṃ nara-sattamaiḥ ||

Translation

សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ «លើសពីនេះទៅទៀត មនុស្សទាំងអស់នៅទីនោះសុទ្ធតែមានវង្សត្រកូលខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ និងមានកិត្តិយស—រីករាយ រឹងមាំ មានវិន័យ មិនខ្វះការគោរពច្បាប់; ត្រូវបានគេគោរពតាំងពីមុន មានកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ និងចិត្តខ្ពស់។ ហើយឱ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ជាទីគោរព កងទ័ពនេះត្រូវបានថែរក្សា និងគ្រប់គ្រងជានិច្ចដោយមន្ត្រី និងមេដឹកនាំជាច្រើន—អ្នកមានកុសលធម៌ ក្លាហានដូចអាណាព្យាបាលលោក និងជាអ្នកល្អឯកក្នុងមនុស្ស»។

Word by Word

• सचिवैः: by ministers
• सचिवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सचिव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपरैः: by other (ones)
• अपरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मुख्यैः: by chief/leading (men)
• मुख्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुण्यकर्मभिः: by men of meritorious deeds
• पुण्यकर्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• लोकपालोपमैः: by those comparable to the guardians of the worlds
• लोकपालोपमैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोकपालोपम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तात: O dear one / O father
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पालितम्: protected/maintained
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), Passive (participial)

• नरसत्तमैः: by the best of men
• नरसत्तमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Lokapālas (world-guardians)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal of governance in wartime: an army (and by extension a polity) should be sustained by disciplined, reputable, and meritorious leaders—ministers and chiefs whose conduct and courage uphold order and honor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the quality and organization of the forces: the men are noble and renowned, and the host is effectively maintained by capable ministers and leading officers, likened in power to the Lokapālas.