Shloka 19

Devanagari script

सिद्धिमाप्रोति विपुलामापदं चैव नाप्रुयात्‌

Transliteration

siddhim āpnoti vipulām āpadaṃ caiva nāpnuyāt

Translation

Il obtient une réussite abondante et ne tombe pas dans le malheur : tel est le fruit assuré de la conduite enseignée ici.

Word by Word

• सिद्धिम्: success, attainment
• सिद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (आप्नोति)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विपुलाम्: abundant, great
• विपुलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपदम्: calamity, misfortune
• आपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• आप्नुयात्: would attain / should incur
• आप्नुयात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (आप्नुयात्)
• Form: Optative (Potential), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma states a general dharmic principle: right conduct yields substantial success (siddhi) and protects one from misfortune (āpada). The verse emphasizes the tangible, this-worldly benefit of ethical living, not merely abstract virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma continues advising on dharma and proper conduct. This line functions as a concise assurance of the results of following the prescribed ethical discipline: prosperity in aims and avoidance of distress.