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 said: “My conviction is this: by the deed they have done, those Pāṇḍavas of cruel conduct will incur a stain on their fame, and in the assembly of the virtuous they will be driven to remorse.”

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.