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

Rồi vì thiện ích tối thượng cho chính mình, vị đại khổ hạnh rực rỡ ánh quang ấy lại một lần nữa, với lòng hoan hỷ và kính cẩn, tìm đến Bhārgava (Śukrācārya) và thọ nhận tri kiến về điều thật sự lợi ích. Câu kệ nhấn mạnh rằng ngay cả kẻ quyền thế cũng phải nhiều lần quay về nương tựa bậc thầy hiền trí để học con đường an lành và hạnh kiểm đúng pháp.

Word by Word

• आत्मनः: for himself / of himself
• आत्मनः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• श्रेयः: the good / welfare / what is beneficial
• श्रेयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भार्गवात्: from Bhārgava (Śukra)
• भार्गवात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• सुमहातपाः: one of very great austerity
• सुमहातपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महा-तपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आगमयत्: obtained / acquired
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रीत्या: with pleasure / gladly
• प्रीत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परमद्युतिḥ: of supreme splendor
• परमद्युतिḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-द्युति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

घतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)
• Indra (implied by the prose gloss)
• Bhṛgu (implied by the patronymic Bhārgava)

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.