Shloka 97

Śaraṇāgata-Atithi-Dharma in the Kapota Narrative (कपोत-आख्यानम्—शरणागतधर्मः)

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु प्रववर्ष स वासव: । संजीवयन्‌ प्रजा: सर्वा जनयामास चौषधी:,इसी समय इन्द्रने समस्त प्रजाको जीवनदान देते हुए बड़ी भारी वर्षा की और अन्न आदि ओषधियोंको उत्पन्न किया

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu pravavarṣa sa vāsavaḥ | saṃjīvayan prajāḥ sarvā janayāmāsa cauṣadhīḥ ||

Translation

En ce même moment, Vāsava (Indra) fit tomber une pluie abondante ; ranimant toutes les créatures, il fit surgir les herbes et les plantes nourricières, soutenant ainsi la vie par une nourriture venue à temps.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• प्रववर्ष: rained down
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

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

• संजीवयन्: reviving, giving life to
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जीव्
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजाः: creatures/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• जनयामास: produced/caused to be born
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ओषधीः: herbs/medicinal plants (crops)
• ओषधीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Vāsava (Indra)
• prajāḥ (all creatures/subjects)
• oṣadhīḥ (herbs/food-plants)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity and the survival of beings depend on timely, life-sustaining forces—symbolized by Indra’s rain—which uphold order and enable nourishment (herbs and crops). The verse highlights the ethical ideal of sustaining life and the dharmic link between cosmic order and human welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a moment when Indra sends abundant rain. This rain revives all living beings and causes medicinal and food-bearing plants to grow, restoring vitality and supporting the world’s population.