Shloka 25

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

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

Devanagari script

आत्मनस्तु ततः श्रेयो भार्गवात्‌ सुमहातपा: । ज्ञानमागमयत् प्रीत्या पुन: स परमद्युति:,तब परम तेजस्वी महातपस्वी इन्द्रने प्रसन्नता-पूर्वक शुक्राचार्यसे पुन: अपने लिये श्रेयका ज्ञान प्राप्त किया

Transliteration

ātmanaḥ tu tataḥ śreyo bhārgavāt sumahātapāḥ | jñānam āgamayat prītyā punaḥ sa paramadyutiḥ ||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ പരമദീപ്തിയോടെ തിളങ്ങുന്ന മഹാതപസ്വിയായ ഇന്ദ്രൻ തന്റെ പരമഹിതത്തിനായി സന്തോഷപൂർവം ഭാർഗവൻ (ശുക്രാചാര്യൻ) നിന്നു വീണ്ടും ശ്രേയസ്സിന്റെ ജ്ഞാനം നേടി.

Word by Word

आत्मनःfor himself / of himself

तुbut / indeed

ततःthen / thereafter

श्रेयःthe good / welfare / what is beneficial

भार्गवात्from Bhārgava (Śukra)

सुमहातपाःone of very great austerity

ज्ञानम्knowledge

आगमयत्obtained / acquired

प्रीत्याwith pleasure / gladly

पुनःagain

सःhe

परमद्युतिḥof supreme splendor

Speaker

घतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)

Indra (implied by the prose gloss)

Bhṛgu (implied by the patronymic Bhārgava)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True welfare (śreyas) is gained through seeking right knowledge from a qualified teacher; even the mighty must return with humility and goodwill to learn what is beneficial for the self.

What is happening in the narrative?

A supremely radiant, great ascetic (understood in context as Indra) again approaches Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) and, with pleased respect, obtains instruction about what is truly good for him.