Shloka 28
अदारा-नीति
Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction
Devanagari script
यस्य प्रागेव विदिता सर्वार्थानामनित्यता
Transliteration
yasya prāgeva viditā sarvārthānām anityatā
Translation
ਜਿਸ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਸਭ ਲਕਸ਼ਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਪਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਅਨਿਤਤਾ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਦਾ ਮਨ ਲਾਭ-ਹਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੌਖੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਡੋਲਦਾ; ਇਹ ਪੂਰਵ-ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤਤਾ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਧਰਮ-ਮਾਰਗ ਉੱਤੇ ਅਡੋਲ ਰੱਖਦੀ ਹੈ।
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.