Shloka 5

Devanagari script

प्रियं मे स्थात्‌ कृतार्थश्व॒ स्यामहं कृतनिश्चय: । प्रसादादृषिमुख्यस्य मम काम: समृध्यताम्‌

Transliteration

priyaṃ me sthāt kṛtārthaś ca syām ahaṃ kṛtaniścayaḥ | prasādād ṛṣimukhyasya mama kāmaḥ samṛdhyatām ||

Translation

Nguyện điều ta yêu quý được thành; nguyện ta toại chí, vững bền quyết tâm. Nhờ ân huệ của bậc hiền triết tối thượng ấy, xin cho ước nguyện của ta được viên mãn.

Word by Word

priyamdear/pleasing (thing)

meto/for me; my

sthatmay it be

kṛtārthaḥone whose purpose is accomplished; successful

caand

syāmmay I be

ahamI

kṛta-niścayaḥone of firm resolve; having made a decision

prasādātfrom (the) favor/grace

ṛṣi-mukhyasyaof the foremost sage

mamaof me; my

kāmaḥdesire; wish

samṛdhyatāmlet it prosper/be fulfilled

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janamejaya

Ṛ

ṛṣimukhya (the foremost sage, i.e., the narrator-sage addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that steadfast resolve (kṛtaniścaya) should be joined with humility and reliance on the teacher-sage’s grace (prasāda). Fulfillment is sought not merely through personal will, but through righteous intention supported by the blessing of the wise.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Janamejaya addresses the foremost sage, expressing his determined wish to be fulfilled and asking that, through the sage’s favor, his desired request may be successfully accomplished—continuing the respectful inquiry that frames the parva’s narration.