Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मनसा चिन्तिता हार्था धर्मार्थकुशलैस्तदा । उपतिष्ठ न्ति राजेन्द्र द्विजातींस्तत्र तत्र ह,राजेन्द्र! धर्म और अर्थमें कुशल मनुष्य मनमें जिन पदार्थोका चिन्तन करते थे, वे उनके पास वहाँ तत्काल उपस्थित हो जाते थे

Transliteration

manasā cintitā hy arthā dharmārthakuśalais tadā | upatiṣṭhanti rājendra dvijātīṁs tatra tatra ha ||

Translation

రాజేంద్రా! ఆ సమయంలో ధర్మార్థాలలో నిపుణులైన ద్విజులు మనసులో ఏ వస్తువును తలచినా, అది అక్కడక్కడనే తక్షణమే వారి ముందుకు వచ్చి నిలిచేది.

Word by Word

मनसाby the mind

चिन्तिताःthought of, contemplated

अर्थाःobjects/things (desired)

धर्मार्थकुशलैःby those skilled in dharma and artha

तदाthen

उपतिष्ठन्तिthey come near / present themselves

राजेन्द्रO best of kings

द्विजातीन्twice-born (Brahmins)

तत्रthere

तत्रthere (here and there)

हindeed (emphatic particle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rājendra (the king addressed, i.e., Janamejaya)

dvijāti (twice-born)

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?

When intention is disciplined and aligned with dharma (right order) and artha (right means), results are portrayed as naturally and swiftly arising. The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s idea that inner resolve, supported by ethical competence, can shape outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a remarkable condition: the twice-born, being adept in dharma and artha, obtain whatever they mentally conceive, as those desired objects immediately appear before them in various places.