Shloka 19
मूर्थ्नि स्थितममित्राणां जीवतामेव संजय । दत्ता दाया यथाशक्ति मित्राणां च प्रियं कृतम्
mūrdhni sthitam amitrāṇāṃ jīvatām eva saṃjaya | dattā dāyā yathāśakti mitrāṇāṃ ca priyaṃ kṛtam ||
ສັນຊະຍະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ສັນຊະຍະ, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ສັດຕູຍັງມີຊີວິດ ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຢືນເຫນືອພວກເຂົາດ້ວຍອຳນາດ. ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ແບ່ງສ່ວນແລະໃຫ້ຂອງຂວັນຕາມກຳລັງ, ແລະຍັງໄດ້ເຮັດສິ່ງທີ່ເປັນທີ່ພໍໃຈແກ່ມິດສະຫາຍຂອງຂ້ອຍດ້ວຍ»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse juxtaposes worldly dominance over foes with social-ethical duties: even amid conflict, one should distribute resources fairly within one’s means and maintain loyalty by doing what benefits friends and allies.
In Sañjaya’s narration, a speaker reflects on having held a position of superiority over enemies while they yet lived, and on having allotted portions/gifts as far as possible, while also acting to please and support friends—summarizing conduct in power during wartime.