Shloka 20

Devanagari script

मानिता बान्धवा: सर्वे वश्य: सम्पूजितो जन:

Transliteration

mānitā bāndhavāḥ sarve vaśyaḥ sampūjito janaḥ

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—“تمام رشتہ داروں کو حسبِ دستور عزت دی گئی، اور رعایا کو قابو میں رکھتے ہوئے بھی پورے احترام کے ساتھ ان کی پذیرائی کی گئی۔”

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.