Shloka 19

Devanagari script

यद्‌ वः संकल्पितं रूपं मनसा यस्य यादृशम्‌ | तादृशं तादृशं सर्वे छन्‍्दतो धारयिष्यथ,“तथा तुममेंसे जो-जो मनसे जैसा संकल्प करेगा, वह इच्छानुसार वैसा-वैसा ही रूप धारण कर सकेगा

Transliteration

yad vaḥ saṅkalpitaṃ rūpaṃ manasā yasya yādṛśam | tādṛśaṃ tādṛśaṃ sarve chandato dhārayiṣyatha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Cualquier forma que cada uno de vosotros conciba en su mente—sea cual sea—cada cual podrá asumir precisamente esa forma, según su deseo».

Word by Word

यत्whatever/that which

वःof you (all)

संकल्पितम्resolved/imagined/intended

रूपम्form

मनसाby the mind

यस्यof whom/whose

यादृशम्of what kind/as (it is) like

तादृशम्of that kind/such

तादृशम्such (again, emphatic repetition)

सर्वेall (of you)

छन्दतःat will/as desired

धारयिष्यथyou will assume/bear

तथाthus/so

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the potency of saṅkalpa (mental resolve): when a boon or power is granted, the mind’s intention becomes the determining cause for the form one can manifest—emphasizing disciplined will and purposeful choice.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a boon-like assurance is being given to a group: each person will be able to take on whatever form they mentally conceive, according to their own desire.