Mahabharata 1.39.7 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 7

आदि पर्व — अध्याय 39: तक्षक–काश्यप संवादः, न्यग्रोधसंजीवनम्, पारिक्षितोपायः

Devanagari script

हितो हायं सदास्माकं प्रियकारी च नागराट्‌ । प्रसादं कुरु देवेश शमयास्य मनोज्वरम्‌

Transliteration

hito hāyaṃ sadāsmākaṃ priyakārī ca nāgarāṭ | prasādaṃ kuru deveśa śamayāsya manojvaram ||

Translation

ഹേ ദേവേശാ! ഈ നാഗരാജൻ എപ്പോഴും ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഹിതൈഷിയും പ്രിയകാര്യങ്ങൾ ചെയ്യുന്നവനുമാണ്. അതിനാൽ കൃപചെയ്ത് അവന്റെ മനോജ്വരം ശമിപ്പിക്കണമേ.

Word by Word

• हितः: beneficial, well-wishing
• हितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (√धा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• अस्माकम्: of us, our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• प्रियकारी: doing what is pleasing (to us)
• प्रियकारी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• नागराट्: the king of serpents
• नागराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागराट्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• कुरु: do, grant
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शमय: pacify, allay
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शम्
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes

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

• मनोज्वरम्: mental fever, anxiety
• मनोज्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोज्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

एलापत्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Elāpatra
• Vāsuki
• Deveśa (Lord of the gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights compassionate advocacy: a community member (Elāpatra) speaks up for a virtuous leader (Vāsuki), urging divine grace to relieve mental suffering—suggesting that merit and service invite support, and that calming another’s distress is a dharmic act.

What is happening in the narrative?

Elāpatra addresses the Lord of the gods on behalf of Vāsuki, describing him as consistently helpful and pleasing to the nāgas, and requests that the deity grant favor and pacify Vāsuki’s inner turmoil (manojvara).