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Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ततः संचिन्तयामास वंशकर्तारमात्मन: । ध्यातमात्रस्तथा चात्रिराजगाम तपोधन:,यह बात ध्यानमें आते ही उन्होंने अपने वंशप्रवर्तक महर्षि अत्रिका स्मरण किया। उनके चिन्तन करते ही तपोधन अत्रि वहाँ आ पहुँचे

Transliteration

tataḥ sañcintayāmāsa vaṃśakartāram ātmanaḥ | dhyātamātras tathā cātrir ājagāma tapodhanaḥ ||

Translation

Alors il se recueillit en son esprit sur le fondateur de sa propre lignée. À l’instant même où il le contempla par la méditation, l’ascète Atri—riche de ses austérités—arriva en ce lieu sans délai.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

संचिन्तयामासhe reflected/remembered

वंशकर्तारम्the founder of the lineage

आत्मनःof himself/one's own

ध्यातमात्रःmerely thought of (as soon as remembered)

तथाthus, in that manner

चand

अत्रhere, in this place

अत्रिःAtri (the sage)

आजगामcame, arrived

तपोधनःthe ascetic rich in austerity (sage)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Atri (ṛṣi)

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 sincere contemplation of a dharmic source (a venerable ṛṣi or lineage-founder): inner recollection and reverence are depicted as spiritually effective, bringing timely guidance and support.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes how, after thinking of his lineage-progenitor, the sage Atri appears immediately—arriving as soon as he is remembered/meditated upon.