Shloka 4

आचार्य-क्षमा, देśa–kāla-नīti, तथा भेद-दोषः

Teacher-Reconciliation, Timing-Policy, and the Fault of Factionalism

Devanagari script

मनसा चिन्तयामास प्रसादं पावकस्य च । सच तच्चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा ध्वजे भूतान्यदेशयत्‌

Transliteration

manasā cintayāmāsa prasādaṃ pāvakasya ca | sa ca tac-cintitaṃ jñātvā dhvaje bhūtāny adeśayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He reflected in his mind upon the favor of Pāvaka (Agni). And, understanding what had been thus conceived, he directed the beings stationed upon the banner—setting them to act in accordance with that intention. The verse underscores the ethical force of inner resolve: a disciplined thought, aligned with a higher power, becomes effective action through rightly ordered instruments.

Word by Word

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चिन्तयामास: he thought/pondered
• चिन्तयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• प्रसादम्: favor/grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पावकस्य: of Pāvaka (Agni, Fire)
• पावकस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चिन्तितम्: thought/pondered (thing)
• चिन्तितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्तित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• ध्वजे: on/in the banner (standard)
• ध्वजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भूतानि: beings/creatures
• भूतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अदेशयत्: he showed/indicated/pointed out
• अदेशयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāvaka (Agni)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• bhūtāni (beings on/associated with the banner)