This mantra is believed to enhance wisdom and improve one's skills in debating, memory, writing, and other literary abilities. "Dhīḥ" is the seed syllable of the mantra and is chanted with greater emphasis.
Mañjuśrī (Skt: मञ्जुश्री) is a bodhisattva associated with transcendent wisdom (Skt. prajñā) in Mahāyāna Buddhism. In Esoteric Buddhism he is also taken as a meditational deity. The Sanskrit name Mañjuśrī can be translated as "Gentle Glory"[1].
A mantra commonly associated with Mañjuśrī is the following:
oṃ a ra pa ca na dhīḥ (pronounced as Om Ah Ra Pat Sa Na Dhih)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjusri
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