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Shloka 9

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

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

त्वया च महदैद्वर्य प्राप्त परपुरज्जय । किंकरा भ्रातर: सर्वे मित्रसम्बन्धिन: सदा

tvayā ca mahad aiśvaryaṁ prāptaṁ parapurañjaya | kiṅkarā bhrātaraḥ sarve mitrasambandhinaḥ sadā ||

Dhṛtarāṣṭra nói: “Lại nữa, nhờ con—hỡi kẻ chinh phục thành trì của địch—mà quyền bá chủ lớn lao đã đạt được. Tất cả các huynh đệ của con, cùng bạn bè và thân thuộc, luôn ở bên như kẻ hầu cận và người nương tựa vào con.”

त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Tritiya, Eka
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महत्great (thing)
महत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNapumsaka, Prathama, Eka
ऐश्वर्यम्sovereignty, lordship
ऐश्वर्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऐश्वर्य
FormNapumsaka, Prathama, Eka
प्राप्तम्obtained, attained
प्राप्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormNapumsaka, Prathama, Eka
परपुरजित्O conqueror of enemy-cities
परपुरजित्:
TypeNoun
Rootपरपुरजित्
FormPum, Sambodhana, Eka
किम्what?
किम्:
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNapumsaka, Prathama, Eka
कराःservants, attendants
कराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर
FormPum, Prathama, Bahu
भ्रातरःbrothers
भ्रातरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
FormPum, Prathama, Bahu
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormPum, Prathama, Bahu
मित्रसम्बन्धिनःconnected as friends/relations
मित्रसम्बन्धिनः:
TypeNoun
Rootमित्रसम्बन्धिन्
FormPum, Prathama, Bahu
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा

धृतराष्ट उवाच

D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
B
brothers (bhrātaraḥ)
F
friends (mitra)
R
relations/kinsmen (sambandhinaḥ)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how political power (aiśvarya) reshapes social relations: brothers, friends, and kin can become dependents. Ethically, it invites reflection on the responsibilities of sovereignty and the danger of reducing close relations to mere instruments of one’s power.

Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses a powerful figure as “conqueror of enemy cities,” noting that great sovereignty has been achieved through him, and that the speaker’s wider circle—brothers, friends, and relatives—now stand in a subordinate, attendant-like position.