Shloka 126

Devanagari script

येन ते सत्सु निर्वेद॑ गमिष्यन्ति हि मे मतिः । 'उन क्रूरकर्मा पाण्डवोंने यह भी अपनी अकीर्ति फैलानेवाला कर्म ही किया है, जिससे वे साधु पुरुषोंकी सभामें पश्चात्ताप करेंगे; ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है

Transliteration

yena te satsu nirvedaṁ gamiṣyanti hi me matiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Dies ist meine Überzeugung: Durch die Tat, die sie begangen haben, werden jene Pāṇḍavas von grausamem Wandel einen Makel auf ihren Ruhm laden, und in der Versammlung der Tugendhaften wird man sie zur Reue treiben.“

Word by Word

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, dative, singular

• सत्सु: among the good (people)
• सत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• निर्वेदम्: remorse, regret
• निर्वेदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वेद
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• गमिष्यन्ति: they will go/come to (i.e., will feel/attain)
• गमिष्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: simple future (luṭ), 3rd, plural

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मे: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, genitive, singular

• मतिः: thought, conviction
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• sat (virtuous people/assembly of the good)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, actions that violate accepted standards of righteousness can bring lasting moral consequences: loss of good repute and inner remorse when judged before the virtuous.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting events and their moral weight, expresses his belief that a particular deed by the Pāṇḍavas will later cause them regret and public censure among righteous people.