Shloka 776

Devanagari script

संहतानि च तूर्याणि प्रावाद्यन्त हुनेकश: । फिर तो उस समय हाथोंमें अस्त्र-शस्त्र उठाये सम्पूर्ण देवता हर्षमें भरकर कोलाहल करने लगे और अनेक प्रकारके विजय-वाद्य एक साथ बज उठे

Transliteration

saṁhatāni ca tūryāṇi prāvādyanta hunekaśaḥ |

Translation

तब अनेक प्रकार के तूर्य एक साथ बज उठे। उस समय अस्त्र-शस्त्र उठाये समस्त देवता हर्ष से भरकर कोलाहल करने लगे और नाना प्रकार के विजय-वाद्य एक साथ गूँज उठे।

Word by Word

संहतानिassembled, together

चand

तूर्याणिmusical instruments, victory-drums

प्रावाद्यन्तwere sounded/played

हुनunclear (possibly a corrupt reading)

एकशःin many ways / severally (distributively)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

tūrya (victory instruments)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When righteous forces act in unity, their shared purpose becomes visible through coordinated, auspicious signs—here, the collective sounding of instruments symbolizes concord, confidence, and the moral momentum of a just cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a moment of heightened celebration and readiness: the instruments of triumph are played all at once, indicating that the assembled divine forces are rejoicing and preparing for decisive action.