The following is an excerpt from the Mahabharata, in which Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava, speaks to Sanjaya, a messenger:
Sanjaya, convey my respectful greetings to all the Brahmanas and the chief priest of the house of Dhritarashtra. I bow respectfully to teacher Drona … I hold the feet of our preceptor Kripa … (and) the chief of the Kurus, the great Bhishma. I bow respectfully to the old king (Dhritarashtra). I greet and ask after the health of his son Duryodhana and his younger brother ... Also greet all the young Kuru warriors who are our brothers, sons and grandsons … Greet above all him, who is to us like father and mother, the wise Vidura (born of a slave woman) ... I bow to the elderly ladies who are known as our mothers. To those who are our wives you say this, “I hope they are well-protected”… Our daughters-in-law born of good families and mothers of children greet on my behalf. Embrace for me those who are our daughters … The beautiful, fragrant, well-dressed courtesans of ours you should also greet. Greet the slave women and their children; greet the aged, the maimed (and) the helpless …

Try and identify the criteria used to make this list – in terms of age, gender, kinship ties. Are there any other criteria? For each category, explain why they are placed in a particular position in the list.
In addition to age, gender and kinship ties there were several other factors too which were well thought-out to prepare the list. For example respect towards teachers, warrior, slaves and other people of different social status.
The Brahmana, the Purohits and the Gurus were bowed the chief honours. They were all widely respected. Fraternal kins that were considered like parents were also given respect. Women also received due place. Wives, others, daughter-in-law and daughter came in this order. Orphans and handicapped had also been taken care of and respected. Yudhisthira also greets them.

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The following is an excerpt from the Mahabharata, in which Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava, speaks to Sanjaya, a messenger:
Sanjaya, convey my respectful greetings to all the Brahmanas and the chief priest of the house of Dhritarashtra. I bow respectfully to teacher Drona … I hold the feet of our preceptor Kripa … (and) the chief of the Kurus, the great Bhishma. I bow respectfully to the old king (Dhritarashtra). I greet and ask after the health of his son Duryodhana and his younger brother ... Also greet all the young Kuru warriors who are our brothers, sons and grandsons … Greet above all him, who is to us like father and mother, the wise Vidura (born of a slave woman) ... I bow to the elderly ladies who are known as our mothers. To those who are our wives you say this, “I hope they are well-protected”… Our daughters-in-law born of good families and mothers of children greet on my behalf. Embrace for me those who are our daughters … The beautiful, fragrant, well-dressed courtesans of ours you should also greet. Greet the slave women and their children; greet the aged, the maimed (and) the helpless …

Try and identify the criteria used to make this list – in terms of age, gender, kinship ties. Are there any other criteria? For each category, explain why they are placed in a particular position in the list.

In addition to age, gender and kinship ties there were several other factors too which were well thought-out to prepare the list. For example respect towards teachers, warrior, slaves and other people of different social status.

The Brahmana, the Purohits and the Gurus were bowed the chief honours. They were all widely respected. Fraternal kins that were considered like parents were also given respect. Women also received due place. Wives, others, daughter-in-law and daughter came in this order. Orphans and handicapped had also been taken care of and respected. Yudhisthira also greets them.

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In addition to age, gender and kinship ties there were several other factors too which were well thought-out to prepare the list. For example respect towards teachers, warrior, slaves and other people of different social status.

The Brahmana, the Purohits and the Gurus were bowed the chief honours. They were all widely respected. Fraternal kins that were considered like parents were also given respect. Women also received due place. Wives, others, daughter-in-law and daughter came in this order. Orphans and handicapped had also been taken care of and respected. Yudhisthira also greets them.