Shloka 12

Devanagari script

निदेशस्थाविमौ यस्य मानसस्तस्य सेत्स्यते । संकल्पो धर्मराजस्य निश्चयो मे तदाभवत्‌,ये दोनों महात्मा जिनकी आज्ञाका पालन करनेके लिये सदा उद्यत रहते हैं, उन धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरका मानसिक संकल्प अवश्य सिद्ध होगा; यही उस समय मेरा निश्चय हुआ था

Transliteration

nideśasthāv imau yasya mānasas tasya setsyate | saṅkalpo dharmarājasya niścayo me tadābhavat ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Khi hai bậc đại nhân như thế luôn sẵn sàng thi hành mệnh lệnh của một người, thì ý chí thầm sâu của người ấy ắt sẽ thành tựu. Vì vậy, lúc bấy giờ ta tin chắc rằng chí nguyện của Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira nhất định sẽ được viên mãn.”

Word by Word

निदेशस्थौstanding by (ready to carry out) the command

इमौthese two

यस्यof whom/whose

मानसःmental (in the mind)

तस्यof him

सेत्स्यतेwill be accomplished/succeed

संकल्पःresolve, intention

धर्मराजस्यof Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

निश्चयःdecision, conviction

मेof me / my

तदाthen, at that time

अभवत्was, came to be

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

two mahātmans (implied attendants/allies)

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?

A righteous leader’s inner resolve becomes effective when supported by steadfast, obedient, and capable allies; ethical intention gains practical force through loyal execution.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports his observation and conclusion: seeing two great persons always ready to act on command, he becomes certain that Yudhiṣṭhira’s mental resolve and plan will succeed.