Shloka 43

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

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

Devanagari script

ततः प्रीतस्तु दैत्येन्द्रो भयमस्या भवन्महत्‌ | वरे प्रदिष्टे विप्रेण नाल्पतेजायमित्युत

Transliteration

tataḥ prītastu daityendro bhayam asyā bhavan mahat | vare pradiṣṭe vipreṇa nālpatejāyam ity uta ||

Translation

听到这话，代底耶之主固然欢喜，心中却陡然生起巨大的恐惧。婆罗门既已宣言所求之恩赐，那位代底耶王便思忖道：“此人绝非寻常灵力之辈。”

Word by Word

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

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• दैत्येन्द्रः: the lord of the Daityas (demon-king)
• दैत्येन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्येन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अस्य: of him/for him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अभवत्: arose/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वरे: when/with regard to the boon
• वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रदिष्टे: having been granted/declared (as given)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदिष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विप्रेण: by the brahmin
• विप्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अल्पतेजाः: of little splendor/power
• अल्पतेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्पतेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this (person)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उत: and/also (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Daityendra (Daitya-king)
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one is pleased, dharmic prudence requires discernment: a request for a boon can carry hidden consequences, and true spiritual power (tejas) commands respect and caution. The verse highlights ethical vigilance—do not grant or accept commitments blindly.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Daitya-king, though gratified by what he has heard, becomes inwardly anxious when a brāhmaṇa asks for a boon. He suspects the brāhmaṇa is extraordinarily potent and that the boon-request may not be simple or harmless.