Shloka 63
Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation
Sumitra Itihāsa Begins
भीष्म उवाच एवमुकक््त्वा गता श्रीस्तु ते च सर्वे युधिष्ठिर । दुर्योधनस्तु पितरं भूय एवाब्रवीद् वच:
bhīṣma uvāca evam uktvā gatā śrīs tu te ca sarve yudhiṣṭhira | duryodhanas tu pitaraṃ bhūya evābravīd vacaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「ユディシュティラよ、そのように語り終えると、シュリー（福運）は去り、彼女とともにそれらの徳もまた去っていった。この話を聞いたドゥルヨーダナは、ふたたび父に申し上げた。『クル族の裔よ、私は śīla（品性・善き行い）の真の本質を知りたい。さらに、それを得るための方法もお教えください。』」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity (Śrī) is portrayed as inseparable from virtues; when ethical qualities and good conduct decline, fortune departs as well. The verse frames śīla (character) as a foundational value worth seeking and cultivating through proper means.
Bhīṣma continues narrating to Yudhiṣṭhira: after a prior speech, Śrī and accompanying virtues depart. Hearing this story, Duryodhana turns again to his father and asks to be taught what śīla truly is and how it can be acquired.