Shloka 19

अहल्याशापमोक्षः

The Release of Ahalya and Indra’s Restoration

Devanagari script

पुष्पवृष्टिर्महत्यासीद्देवदुन्दुभिनिस्वनै:।गन्धर्वाप्सरसां चैव महानासीत्समागम:।।।।

Transliteration

puṣpa-vṛṣṭir mahaty āsīd deva-dundubhi-nisvanaiḥ |

gandharvāpsarasāṃ caiva mahān āsīt samāgamaḥ ||

Translation

દેવદુન્દુભિના ગુંજતા નાદ વચ્ચે મહાન પુષ્પવર્ષા થઈ; અને ગંધર્વો તથા અપ્સરાઓનો પણ અતિ વિશાળ સમાગમ થયો.

Word by Word

• puṣpa-vṛṣṭiḥ: a rain of flowers
• puṣpa-vṛṣṭiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) (karmadhāraya-like determinative) ‘puṣpāṇāṃ vṛṣṭiḥ’; Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

• mahatī: great
• mahatī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन); agreeing with ‘puṣpavṛṣṭiḥ’

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्) past/imperfect, Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• deva-dundubhi-nisvanaiḥ: with the sounds of divine drums
• deva-dundubhi-nisvanaiḥ: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक) + nisvana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) chain compound; Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Tṛtīyā (तृतीया/3rd), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• gandharva-apsarasām: of Gandharvas and Apsarases
• gandharva-apsarasām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandharva (प्रातिपदिक) + apsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Itaretara-dvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) ‘gandharvāś ca apsarasaś ca’; Ṣaṣṭhī (षष्ठी/6th), Bahuvacana (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-nipāta (समुच्चय-निपात)

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-nipāta (अवधारण-निपात) emphasis ‘indeed/also’

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन); agreeing with ‘samāgamaḥ’

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• samāgamaḥ: assembly/meeting
• samāgamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (पुंलिङ्ग), Prathamā (प्रथमा/1st), Ekavacana (एकवचन)

Context

Having received due hospitality from the great ascetic Gautama Rama also set out towards Mithila.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē ēkōnapañcāśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fortyninth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epiccomposed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Apsarases

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

When dharma is restored—here, through purification and rightful conduct—nature and the divine order symbolically affirm it through auspicious signs (flowers, drums, celestial assembly).

What is the narrative situation?

Following the redemptive turn in the Ahalya episode, celestial beings mark the event with celebratory sounds and a shower of flowers.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The virtue highlighted is the triumph of purity and righteous order; the celebration underscores the value of restoration rather than mere punishment.