Shloka 52

Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

Devanagari script

को भवानिति पृष्टश्न तमाह स महाद्युति:

Transliteration

ko bhavān iti pṛṣṭaśnaṃ tam āha sa mahādyutiḥ |

Translation

When asked, “Who are you?”, that radiant one replied—carrying the inquiry forward so that identity is framed not as a mere name, but as an ethical and spiritual self-disclosure within the dialogue.

Word by Word

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• पृष्टः: having been asked / asked
• पृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पृच्छ्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाद्युतिः: of great splendor
• महाद्युतिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाद्युति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (the Brahmin speaker)
• महाद्युति (the radiant/illustrious person, unnamed here)