Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 9

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

ततः सुराणां दुन्दुभ्यस् त्ववाद्यन्त महास्वनाः पुष्पवर्षमनौपम्यं मुमुचुः साध्यदैत्ययौः

Transliteration

tataḥ surāṇāṃ dundubhyas tvavādyanta mahāsvanāḥ puṣpavarṣamanaupamyaṃ mumucuḥ sādhyadaityayauḥ

Translation

ثم دوّت طبولُ الآلهة (الدُّندُبهي) بدويٍّ عظيم، وأطلق السادهيا مطرًا لا نظير له من الأزهار على/تكريمًا للمقاتلين.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• दुन्दुभ्यः: kettledrums
• दुन्दुभ्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अवाद्यन्त: sounded (were played)
• अवाद्यन्त: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वाद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘they sounded/were played’

• महास्वनाः: of great sound
• महास्वनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of dundubhi)

• पुष्प-वर्षम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्प-वर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अनौपम्यम्: incomparable
• अनौपम्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + औपम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of puṣpavarṣam)

• मुमुचुः: released/poured forth
• मुमुचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• साध्य-दैत्ययोः: of Sādhya and the Daitya
• साध्य-दैत्ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; ‘of Sādhya and Daitya’

Speakers

• Narrative frame not explicit in the given verses (typically Pulastya → Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Devas (collective)
• Sādhyas

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Celestial portents
• Ritualized celebration (drums/flowers)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The cosmos ‘responds’ to dharmic struggle: auspicious sounds and flower-rain depict divine endorsement and the idea that righteous effort is accompanied by subtle supports (anugraha).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / episodic narration of conflicts involving devas and daityas; it is a descriptive battle interlude rather than cosmogenesis or manvantara cataloguing.

What is the symbolic significance?

Drums symbolize proclamation of cosmic importance; flower-rain symbolizes honor and auspiciousness—often used in Purāṇic style to mark extraordinary valor or a turning point in a contest.