Shloka 12
Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation
Sumitra Itihāsa Begins
दृष्टवा च तां सभां दिव्यां दिव्यपुष्पफलान्विताम् । अश्वांस्तित्तिरकल्माषान् वस्त्राणि विविधानि च
dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ sabhāṃ divyāṃ divyapuṣpaphalānvitām | aśvāṃs tittirakalmāṣān vastrāṇi vividhāni ca, bhārata |
ທຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອຂ້ອຍໄດ້ເຫັນຫໍປະຊຸມອັນອັດສະຈັນນັ້ນ ທີ່ປະດັບດ້ວຍດອກໄມ້ແລະໝາກໄມ້ທິບ—ເຫັນມ້າລາຍດ່າງຄ້າຍນົກຕິດຕິຣະ ແລະເຄື່ອງນຸ່ງຫົ່ມອັນງາມວິຈິດຫຼາຍປະເພດ—ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ! ແລະເມື່ອຂ້ອຍໄດ້ເຫັນຄວາມຮັ່ງມີອັນກວ້າງໃຫຍ່ ແລະເປັນມົງຄຸນຂອງສັດຕູຂ້ອຍ ຄືພວກປານດະວະ ດັ່ງຄວາມຮັ່ງມີຂອງກຸເບຣະເອງ ຂ້ອຍກໍຈົມລົງໃນຄວາມໂສກເສົ້າລຶກລົງທຸກຂະນະ»។
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how envy and fixation on others’ prosperity breeds inner suffering. Duryodhana’s grief arises not from loss of dharma but from comparison and possessiveness, illustrating an ethical warning: unchecked jealousy corrodes judgment and becomes a seed of conflict.
Duryodhana describes seeing the Pāṇḍavas’ magnificent hall and luxurious possessions—flowers, fruits, fine garments, and dappled horses. Confronted with their Kubera-like splendor, he confesses that he is overwhelmed by continuous sorrow.