Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 155 Shloka 40 - Mahabharata | Sanskrit | Vedapath

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Shloka 40

Devanagari script

असंख्येयो<प्रमेयात्मा विशिष्ट: शिष्टकृच्छुचि: । सिद्धार्थ: सिद्धसंकल्प: सिद्धिद: सिद्धिसाधन:

Transliteration

asaṅkhyeyo 'prameyātmā viśiṣṭaḥ śiṣṭakṛc chuciḥ | siddhārthaḥ siddhasaṅkalpaḥ siddhidaḥ siddhisādhanaḥ ||

Translation

असंख्येयोऽप्रमेयात्मा विशिष्टः शिष्टकृच्छुचिः। सिद्धार्थः सिद्धसंकल्पः सिद्धिदः सिद्धिसाधनः॥

Word by Word

असंख्येयःinnumerable; beyond counting

अप्रमेयात्माwhose nature/self is immeasurable

विशिष्टःdistinguished; excellent

शिष्टकृत्maker of the well-disciplined/noble; ennobling

शुचिःpure; spotless

सिद्धार्थःone whose purpose is accomplished

सिद्धसंकल्पःone whose resolve is unfailing/true

सिद्धिदःgiver of success/attainment

सिद्धिसाधनःmeans/cause of success; accomplisher of attainment

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches reverence for the Supreme as immeasurable and supremely pure, emphasizing that true accomplishment and its fruits ultimately arise from the Divine—who both grants results justly and provides the means to attain them.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and sacred praise; here he recites a sequence of divine epithets describing the Supreme’s transcendent nature and role as the source and giver of spiritual and worldly success.