Shloka 28
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
Devanagari script
यस्य प्रागेव विदिता सर्वार्थानामनित्यता
Transliteration
yasya prāgeva viditā sarvārthānām anityatā
Translation
സകല ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങളുടെയും സമ്പത്തുകളുടെയും അനിത്യത മുൻകൂട്ടി അറിഞ്ഞവന്റെ മനസ്സ് ലാഭനഷ്ടങ്ങളാൽ എളുപ്പത്തിൽ കുലുങ്ങുകയില്ല; ആ മുൻദർശനം അനിശ്ചിതത്വത്തിനിടയിലും അവനെ ധർമ്മമാർഗത്തിൽ സ്ഥിരനാക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
यस्यof whom/whose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
प्राक्before, beforehand
प्राक्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्राक्
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
विदिताknown, understood
विदिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविदित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वार्थानाम्of all objects/aims/matters
सर्वार्थानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वार्थ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अनित्यताimpermanence
अनित्यता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनित्यतā
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that recognizing the impermanence of all worldly aims and possessions in advance cultivates steadiness and ethical clarity, reducing attachment-driven agitation.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented setting, the speaker (“the son”) presents a reflective maxim: prior knowledge of transience is offered as practical wisdom for facing impending conflict and difficult decisions.