Shloka 46

Devanagari script

मनसान्यस्य भवति वाचान्यस्याथ कर्मणा । संकल्पसिद्ध: पुरुष: संकल्पानधितिष्ठति,किसीका यज्ञ मनसे, किसीका वाणीसे तथा किसीका क्रियाके द्वारा सम्पादित होता है। सत्यसंकल्प पुरुष संकल्पके अनुसार ही लोकोंको प्राप्त होता है

Transliteration

manasānyasya bhavati vācānyasyātha karmaṇā | saṅkalpasiddhaḥ puruṣaḥ saṅkalpān adhitiṣṭhati ||

Translation

ಒಬ್ಬನ ಯಜ್ಞ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ, ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬನದು ವಾಣಿಯಿಂದ, ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬನದು ಕರ್ಮದಿಂದ ನೆರವೇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಸತ್ಯಸಂಕಲ್ಪದಿಂದ ಸಿದ್ಧನಾದ ಪುರುಷನು ತನ್ನ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪದಲ್ಲೇ ದೃಢವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತು, ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.

Word by Word

मनसाby mind

अन्यस्यof another (person)

भवतिis / comes to be

वाचाby speech

अन्यस्यof another (person)

अथand/then

कर्मणाby action/deed

संकल्पसिद्धःone whose resolve is fulfilled / successful by resolve

पुरुषःman/person

संकल्पान्resolves/intentions

अधितिष्ठतिpresides over / governs / stands upon

Speaker

सनत्युजात उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanatsujāta

puruṣa (the person/agent)

yajña (sacrifice, implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes that spiritual/ethical accomplishment can occur through mind, speech, or action, but the decisive factor is a truthful, steady resolve (saṅkalpa). A person whose intention is genuine and unwavering gains outcomes aligned with that resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sanatsujātīya section of Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs Dhṛtarāṣṭra on higher dharma and inner discipline. Here he explains how inner intention and steadfast resolve govern the efficacy of one’s acts—whether performed mentally, verbally, or physically.