Shloka 7

भीष्म–जामदग्न्यसंवादः (Amba-prasaṅga and Kurukṣetra Dvandva Declaration) / Bhishma–Jamadagnya Dialogue

Devanagari script

मनसा विहिते पुण्ये विस्तीर्णे नगरोपमे । दिव्याश्वयुजि संनद्धे काड्चनेन विभूषिते,उसका विस्तार एक नगरके समान था। उस पुण्यरथका निर्माण उन्होंने अपने मानसिक संकल्पसे किया था। उसमें दिव्य अश्व जुते हुए थे। वह स्वर्णभूषित रथ सब प्रकारसे सुसज्जित था

Transliteration

manasā vihite puṇye vistīrṇe nagaropame | divyāśvayuji saṃnaddhe kāñcanena vibhūṣite ||

Translation

Jener verdienstvolle Wagen — allein durch geistigen Entschluss geschaffen — war weit ausgedehnt, einer Stadt gleich. Mit göttlichen Rossen bespannt und mit Gold geschmückt, stand er in jeder Hinsicht vollständig gerüstet da.

Word by Word

मनसाby the mind, mentally

विहितेhaving been arranged/constructed

पुण्येin/with the holy (thing)

विस्तीर्णेexpanded, extensive

नगर-उपमेlike a city

दिव्य-अश्व-युजिin/with (it) yoked with divine horses

संनद्धेwell-equipped, harnessed/armed

काञ्चनेनwith gold

विभूषितेadorned, decorated

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

a meritorious/divine chariot (ratha)

divine horses (divyāśvāḥ)

gold ornaments (kāñcana-vibhūṣaṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the idea that righteous intent and inner resolve (manasā) can be portrayed as creative, world-shaping power: what is ‘puṇya’ (ethically auspicious) becomes manifest as readiness, protection, and splendor—symbolized by a fully equipped, gold-adorned chariot.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing an extraordinary chariot: immense in size, mentally fashioned, harnessed with divine horses, and ornamented with gold—emphasizing its supernatural excellence and complete preparedness.