Shloka 94

Devanagari script

मनसा तस्य सर्वाणि वाहनान्यायुधानि च,मनके द्वारा चिन्तन करते ही उसके पास इच्छानुसार वाहन, अस्त्र-शस्त्र, योद्धा और कवच उपस्थित हो जायँगे। वह धर्मविजयी चक्रवर्ती राजा होगा

Transliteration

manasā tasya sarvāṇi vāhanāny āyudhāni ca

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “By the mere act of thinking, all the vehicles and weapons he requires will come to him. Whatever he wills—mounts, arms, warriors, and armor—will appear at once. Thus endowed, he will become a dharma-conquering universal sovereign (cakravartin).”

Word by Word

मनसाby mind, mentally

तस्यof him, his

सर्वाणिall

वाहनानिvehicles, mounts

आयुधानिweapons

चand

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

vāhana (vehicles/mounts)

āyudha (weapons)

kavaca (armor)

cakravartin (universal sovereign)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and sovereignty are portrayed as legitimate when aligned with dharma: the ideal ruler is not merely armed, but ‘dharma-vijayī’—one whose victories and authority serve righteous order and protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a figure who gains extraordinary capacity: by mental intention alone, vehicles and weapons (and, by context, warriors and armor) become available instantly, marking him as destined for universal, dharma-based kingship.