Shloka 75
Devanagari script
प्रातः प्रातश्न सुप्रश्न॑ कल्पन॑ प्रेषणक्रिया:
Transliteration
prātaḥ prātaśna supraśnaḥ kalpanaṁ preṣaṇakriyāḥ
Translation
Śakra sprach: „Beim Anbruch des Morgens soll man immer wieder fragen—wohlgeformte, glückverheißende Fragen—und dann zu besonnener Planung und zur rechten Ausführung dessen schreiten, was zu tun ist.“
Word by Word
प्रातःin the morning
प्रातः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रातः
FormAvyaya (temporal adverb)
प्रातःevery morning / morning after morning
प्रातः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रातः
FormAvyaya (temporal adverb; repetition for emphasis)
सुप्रश्नःa good question / an excellent inquiry
सुप्रश्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुप्रश्न
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
कल्पनाconception; planning; imagination
कल्पना:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकल्पना
FormFeminine, nominative, singular
प्रेषणक्रियाthe act of sending/dispatching; directing action
प्रेषणक्रिया:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेषणक्रिया
FormFeminine, nominative, singular
Speaker
शक्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śakra (Indra)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
Begin the day with disciplined inquiry—ask clear, beneficial questions—then translate understanding into orderly planning and effective action.
Indra (Śakra) is giving counsel that emphasizes a daily rhythm of reflection and questioning, followed by planning and the execution of duties—linking ethical intent with practical conduct.