Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation
Sumitra Itihāsa Begins
भीष्म उवाच एतत् कथितवानू पुत्रे धृतराष्ट्रो नराधिप: । एतत् कुरुष्व कौन्तेय ततः प्राप्स्पसि तत् फलम्
bhīṣma uvāca etat kathitavānū putre dhṛtarāṣṭro narādhipaḥ | etat kuruṣva kaunteya tataḥ prāpsyasi tat phalam ||
Bhishma said: “This is what King Dhritarashtra declared to his son. Therefore, O Kaunteya, act in accordance with this; then you will attain the fruit of that course.”
भीष्म उवाच