Shloka 146

Devanagari script

तदा विद्यान्मनोग्लानिमाशु शान्तिकरो भवेत्‌ | “अपनी और अपने मित्रकी यदि इसके विपरीत परिस्थिति हो तो मन-ही-मन ग्लानिका अनुभव करना चाहिये और मित्रोंकी उस हानिके निवारणके लिये शीघ्र प्रयत्नशील होना चाहिये

Transliteration

tadā vidyān manoglānim āśu śāntikaro bhavet |

Translation

അപ്പോൾ മനസ്സിലെ ഗ്ലാനി ഉടൻ തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ്, ശീഘ്രം ശാന്തികാരകനായി—സ്വന്തത്തിനോ സുഹൃത്തുകൾക്കോ സംഭവിച്ച ഹാനി നീക്കാൻ വേഗം പരിശ്രമിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• तदा: then, at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• विद्यात्: should know/understand
• विद्यात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Vidhi-ling, optative (injunctive sense), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• मनोग्लानिम्: mental dejection/inner distress
• मनोग्लानिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोग्लानि
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• आशु: quickly, swiftly
• आशु: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• शान्तिकरः: one who brings pacification/remedy
• शान्तिकरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्तिकर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भवेत्: should become/should be
• भवेत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Vidhi-ling, optative, 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When adversity strikes oneself or one’s allies, one should not remain indifferent; one must perceive the mind’s distress as a moral signal and act swiftly to restore peace and prevent further loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Sañjaya’s report within the Shalya Parva context, a general ethical instruction is voiced: timely awareness of inner grief should lead to immediate, practical efforts to pacify conflict and protect friends from harm.