Shloka 7

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

त॑ पतन्तमभिद्रुत्य परिजग्राह वासव: । वराणामीश्वरो दाता सर्वभूतहिते रत:

Transliteration

taṁ patantam abhidrutyā parijagrāha vāsavaḥ | varāṇām īśvaro dātā sarvabhūtahite rataḥ ||

Translation

As he was falling, Vāsava (Śakra, Indra) rushed toward him and caught him. Sovereign among bestowers of boons, he grants gifts with a mind devoted to the welfare of all beings.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पतन्तम्: falling
• पतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: पतत् (√पत्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिद्रुत्य: having run up to / rushing towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-√द्रु
• Form: Gerund (त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable

• परिजग्राह: seized, caught, took hold of
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वासवः: Vāsava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वराणाम्: of boons
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ईश्वरः: lord, master
• ईश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दाता: giver
• दाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (√दा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वभूतहिते: in the welfare of all beings
• सर्वभूतहिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत-हित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रतः: devoted, engaged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (√रम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• शक्र (Śakra/Indra)
• वासव (Vāsava/Indra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents ideal divine/royal conduct: strength is shown by protecting the vulnerable and using authority to grant benefits for the welfare of all beings (sarvabhūta-hita), not for selfish display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra (Śakra/Vāsava) rushes forward and physically catches someone who is falling, and the narration characterizes him as a supreme bestower of boons devoted to universal welfare.