Shloka 27

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

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

Devanagari script

भार्गवस्त्वाह सर्वज्ञ: प्रह्मादस्य महात्मन: । ज्ञानमस्ति विशेषेणेत्युक्तो हृष्टश्न सो5भवत्‌

Transliteration

bhārgavas tv āha sarvajñaḥ prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ | jñānam asti viśeṣeṇety ukto hṛṣṭaḥ sa abhavat, tataḥ sarvajñaḥ śukrācāryaṇe kahā—“mahātmā prahrādako isse viśeṣa śreyakā jñāna hai.” iti śrutvā indraḥ baḍe prasannaḥ abhavat |

Translation

Sang Bhārgava yang mahatahu berkata: “Pada diri Prahlāda yang berhati agung terdapat pengetahuan yang khas dan lebih luhur—yang membawa kesejahteraan sejati.” Mendengar penegasan Śukrācārya itu, Indra pun sangat bersukacita, yakin bahwa kebajikan tertinggi terletak pada kebijaksanaan, bukan semata pada kuasa.

Word by Word

• भार्गवः: Bhargava (Shukra)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वज्ञः: all-knowing
• सर्वज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रह्लादस्य: of Prahlada
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशेषेण: especially/in particular
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष
• Form: Instrumental singular used adverbially

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

• उक्तः: having been told/when told
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (past participle)

• हृष्टः: delighted
• हृष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

घतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)
• Prahlāda
• Indra