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Shloka 4

आशा-कृशता उपाख्यानम्

The Episode on the Emaciation Caused by Hope

सर्वस्याशा सुमहती पुरुषस्योपजायते । तस्यां विहन्यमानायां दु:खो मृत्युर्न संशय:,प्रायः सभी मनुष्योंके हृदयमें कोई-न-कोई बड़ी आशा पैदा होती ही है। उसके भंग होनेपर महान्‌ दुःख होता है। किसी-किसीकी मृत्युतक हो जाती है, इसमें संशय नहीं है

sarvasyāśā sumahatī puruṣasyopajāyate | tasyāṁ vihanyamānāyāṁ duḥkho mṛtyur na saṁśayaḥ ||

యుధిష్ఠిరుడు అన్నాడు—ప్రతి మనిషి హృదయంలో ఏదో ఒక మహా ఆశ తప్పక పుడుతుంది. ఆ ఆశ భగ్నమైతే తీవ్రమైన దుఃఖం కలుగుతుంది; కొందరికి అది మరణాంతం దారి తీస్తుంది—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు.

सर्वस्यof everyone
सर्वस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
आशाhope
आशा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआशा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सुमहतीvery great
सुमहती:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषस्यof a person
पुरुषस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
उपजायतेarises
उपजायते:
TypeVerb
Rootउप√जन् (जायते)
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
तस्याम्in that (hope)
तस्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
विहन्यमानायाम्when (it) is being destroyed/frustrated
विहन्यमानायाम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि√हन्
FormPresent passive participle (शानच्), Feminine, Locative, Singular
दुःखःsorrow
दुःखः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मृत्युःdeath
मृत्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

Hope (āśā) powerfully shapes human life; when it is frustrated or destroyed, it can produce intense suffering, even to the point of death. The verse warns about the peril of excessive dependence on expectations and implicitly supports steadiness and detachment.

In the Śānti Parva’s reflective instruction on dharma and the causes of suffering, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks about the universal rise of strong hopes in people and the grave consequences when those hopes are broken.