Shloka 18

Śvetadvīpa-varṇana and Śāstra-pravartana (Śānti Parva 322)

Devanagari script

दीर्घकालेन तपसा सेवितेन महामते । धर्मनिर्धूतपापानां संसिध्यन्ते मनोरथा:,महामते! दीर्घकालतक की हुई तपस्यासे तथा धर्माचरणद्वारा जिनके सारे पाप धुल गये हैं, उनके सम्पूर्ण मनोरथ सिद्ध हो जाते हैं

Transliteration

dīrghakālena tapasā sevitena mahāmate | dharmanirdhūtapāpānāṃ saṃsidhyante manorathāḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：噢，智者！当人长久修行苦行，并以坚定不移地奉行达摩而洗净诸罪时，他的志向与内心深处的愿望便会圆满成就。

Word by Word

• दीर्घकालेन: by/with a long time
• दीर्घकालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घकाल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सेवितेन: practised/served (having been undertaken)
• सेवितेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महामते: O great-minded one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• धर्मनिर्धूतपापानाम्: of those whose sins are washed away by dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मनिर्धूतपाप
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• संसिध्यन्ते: are fulfilled/come to perfection
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-सिध्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• मनोरथाः: desires/wishes
• मनोरथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Long-term tapas (disciplined effort) combined with dharma (righteous conduct) purifies a person of pāpa (sin/impurity); such purification becomes the basis for the fulfillment of one’s rightful aims (manorathas).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right living, Bhīṣma continues advising the listener (addressed as mahāmate), emphasizing that sustained austerity and ethical practice lead to inner purification and consequent success.