Shloka 59
Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation
Sumitra Itihāsa Begins
Devanagari script
अपृच्छत् स ततो भूय: क्व यासि कमलालये । त्वं हि सत्यव्रता देवी लोकस्य परमेश्वरी । कश्चासौ ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठस्तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्
Transliteration
apṛcchat sa tato bhūyaḥ kva yāsi kamalālaye | tvaṃ hi satyavratā devī lokasya parameśvarī | kaścāsau brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhas tattvam icchāmi veditum ||
Translation
ਫਿਰ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਮੁੜ ਪੁੱਛਿਆ—“ਹੇ ਕਮਲ-ਨਿਵਾਸਿਨੀ! ਤੂੰ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈਂ? ਤੂੰ ਤਾਂ ਸਤ੍ਯ-ਵ੍ਰਤਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਅਤੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ਵਰੀ ਹੈਂ। ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਕੌਣ ਸੀ? ਮੈਂ ਇਸ ਦਾ ਅਸਲ ਤੱਤ ਠੀਕ-ਠੀਕ ਜਾਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।”
Word by Word
अपृच्छत्asked
अपृच्छत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
भूयःagain
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
क्वwhere?
क्व:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्व
यासिdo you go/are you going
यासि:
TypeVerb
Rootया
Formलट् (Present), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
कमलालयेO lotus-dweller (epithet)
कमलालये:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकमलालय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सत्यव्रताhaving a vow of truth/truth-observant
सत्यव्रता:
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यव्रत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
देवीgoddess
देवी:
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
लोकस्यof the world
लोकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
परमेश्वरीsupreme ruler/lady
परमेश्वरी:
TypeNoun
Rootपरमेश्वरी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कःwho?
कः:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
असौthat (person) there
असौ:
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (प्रदर्शक सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठःbest of Brahmins
ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः:
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
इच्छामिI wish/desire
इच्छामि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
Formलट् (Present), 1, Singular, Parasmaipada
वेदितुम्to know
वेदितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
Formतुमुन् (Infinitive)
Speaker
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Characters & Entities
ब
ब्राह्मण (speaker)क
कमलालये (epithet of Śrī/Lakṣmī)द
देवी (the goddess addressed)ब
ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ (an unnamed foremost Brahmin)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes