Shloka 97

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

Pada saat itu juga, Vāsava (Indra) menurunkan hujan yang lebat. Menghidupkan kembali segala makhluk, baginda menumbuhkan herba dan tanaman makanan—lalu menyokong kehidupan dengan rezeki yang datang tepat pada waktunya.

Word by Word

एतस्मिन्in this

एवindeed/just

कालेat the time

तुbut/then

प्रववर्षrained down

सःhe

वासवःVāsava (Indra)

संजीवयन्reviving, giving life to

प्रजाःcreatures/subjects

सर्वाःall

जनयामासproduced/caused to be born

चand

ओषधीःherbs/medicinal plants (crops)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Vāsava (Indra)

prajāḥ (all creatures/subjects)

oṣadhīḥ (herbs/food-plants)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

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.