Mahabharata 7.204.98 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 204, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

भगवन्‌ भूतभव्येश लोकनाथ जगत्पते । प्रसादं कुरु शक्रस्य त्वया क्रोधार्दितस्य वै,भूत, वर्तमान और भविष्यके स्वामी भगवन्‌! लोकनाथ! जगत्पते! ये इन्द्र आपके क्रोधसे पीड़ित हो रहे हैं। आप इनपर कृपा कीजिये

Transliteration

bhagavan bhūtabhavyēśa lokanātha jagatpate | prasādaṃ kuru śakrasya tvayā krodhārditasya vai ||

Translation

Vyāsa sprach: „O erhabener Herr, Gebieter über Vergangenheit und Zukunft, Beschützer der Welten, Herr des Universums—gewähre Śakra (Indra) deine Gnade. Wahrlich, er wird von dem Zorn bedrängt, der aus dir hervorgegangen ist; so erbarme dich seiner.“

Word by Word

• भगवन्: O Blessed Lord
• भगवन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भूत: past (what has been)
• भूत: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भव्य: future (what will be)
• भव्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ईश: O Lord/master
• ईश: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• लोक: world
• लोक: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाथ: O protector/lord
• नाथ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जगत्: universe
• जगत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पते: O lord (master)
• पते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रसादम्: grace, favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरु: do, grant
• कुरु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• क्रोध: by anger
• क्रोध: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अर्दितस्य: of (him) afflicted/tormented
• अर्दितस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्दित
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), अर्द्

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Bhagavān (the Lord addressed)
• Śakra (Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even powerful beings like Indra are subject to the consequences of divine displeasure; the verse highlights the ethical ideal of tempering wrath with compassion and seeking reconciliation through grace (prasāda).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa petitions the supreme Lord with honorific epithets and asks Him to relent, requesting mercy for Śakra (Indra), who is described as suffering due to the Lord’s anger.