Shloka 28

अदारा-नीति

Crisis Composure) and ‘Jaya’ Śravaṇa (Morale-Instruction

Devanagari script

यस्य प्रागेव विदिता सर्वार्थानामनित्यता

Transliteration

yasya prāgeva viditā sarvārthānām anityatā

Translation

“Para sa taong naunawaan na noon pa ang di-pananalagi ng lahat ng layon at pag-aari, ang isip ay hindi madaling matinag ng pagkuha o pagkawala; ang gayong paunang pag-unawa ang nagiging matatag na gabay ng asal sa gitna ng di-katiyakan.”

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्राक्: before, beforehand
• प्राक्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विदिता: known, understood
• विदिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वार्थानाम्: of all objects/aims/matters
• सर्वार्थानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अनित्यता: impermanence
• अनित्यता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनित्यतā
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

पुत्र उवाच

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that recognizing the impermanence of all worldly aims and possessions in advance cultivates steadiness and ethical clarity, reducing attachment-driven agitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.