Shloka 25

मकराक्षवधः

The Slaying of Makarākṣa

Devanagari script

देवदानवगन्धर्वाःकिन्नराश्चमहोरगाः ।अन्तरिक्षगतास्सर्वेद्रष्टुकामास्तदद्भुतम् ।।।।

Transliteration

devadānavagandharvāḥ kinnarāś ca mahoragāḥ | antarikṣagatāḥ sarve draṣṭukāmās tad adbhutam ||

Translation

デーヴァ、ダーナヴァ、ガンダルヴァ、キンナラ、そして大いなる蛇たち—皆、虚空にあって—その驚異を見届けんと集い来た。

Word by Word

• deva-dānava-gandharvāḥ: Devas, Danavas, and Gandharvas
• deva-dānava-gandharvāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक) + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvandva (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व) ‘Devas, Dānavas, and Gandharvas’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• kinnarāḥ: Kinnaras
• kinnarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kinnara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• mahā-uragāḥ: great serpents
• mahā-uragāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + uraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya (कर्मधारय) ‘great serpents’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• antarikṣa-gatāḥ: stationed in the sky
• antarikṣa-gatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त from gam)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ‘gone into the mid-air’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies all groups

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• draṣṭu-kāmāḥ: desiring to see
• draṣṭu-kāmāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (धातु) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Infinitive (तुमुन्) draṣṭum + kāma (desirous) → Tatpuruṣa; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन); qualifies adbhutam

• adbhutam: wonder (marvel)
• adbhutam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular (एकवचन)

Context

Devas, Danavas, Ghand arvas, Kinnaras and huge serpents all of them stood in space to look at the wonderful evil deed.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Dānavas
• Gandharvas
• Kinnaras
• Mahoragas (great serpents)

FAQs

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

The verse frames the battle as an event with cosmic witness: actions in war are not merely private but accountable before a wider moral order. Dharma implies responsibility under observation—by society, by conscience, and symbolically by the cosmos.

What is the narrative situation?

As the duel intensifies, celestial and semi-celestial beings assemble in the sky to watch the extraordinary course of events on the battlefield.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a single character’s virtue is foregrounded here; rather, the verse emphasizes the gravity of the conflict—deeds are significant enough to draw universal attention, underscoring the seriousness of righteous conduct in war.