Shloka 28

वानरसेनामोचनम् / Mobilization of the Vanara Hosts

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्गिरिवरे रम्ये यज्ञो माहेश्वरः पुरा।सर्वदेवमनस्तोषो बभौ दिव्यो मनोहरः।।।।

Transliteration

tasmin girivare ramye yajño māheśvaraḥ purā |

sarvadeva-manastoṣo babhau divyo manoharaḥ ||

Translation

ಆ ಮನೋಹರ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಗಿರಿವರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ವಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹೇಶ್ವರನಿಗೆ (ಶಿವನಿಗೆ) ಅರ್ಪಿತವಾದ ಯಜ್ಞವು ನಡೆಯಿತು—ದಿವ್ಯವೂ ಮನೋಹರವೂ ಆಗಿ, ಸರ್ವ ದೇವತೆಗಳ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸಂತೋಷ ತಂದಿತು।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गिरि-वरे: on the best of mountains
• गिरि-वरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गिरीणां वरः)

• रम्ये: charming
• रम्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (गिरिवरे)

• यज्ञः: sacrifice (yajna)
• यज्ञः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• माहेश्वरः: pertaining to Maheshvara (Śiva)
• माहेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (यज्ञः)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण: temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• सर्व-देव-मनस्-तोषः: delighting the minds of all gods
• सर्व-देव-मनस्-तोषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + तोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वदेवानां मनसां तोषः)

• बभौ: shone/was manifested
• बभौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिव्यः: divine
• दिव्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (यज्ञः)

• मनोहरः: beautiful
• मनोहरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (यज्ञः)

Context

A divine, wonderful, delightful Yagna dedicated to Lord Siva used to be performed on the beautiful (Himalayan) mountain in the past so that the minds of all deities were satisfied.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• yajña (sacrifice)
• devas (gods)
• mountain (girivara, implied Himavat context)

FAQs

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

Dharma is reverence expressed through yajña—right action performed in a sacred manner that sustains cosmic harmony and pleases the divine.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration pauses the army-muster to describe the sanctity of the mountain by recalling an ancient Śiva-related sacrifice performed there.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Piety and sacred orientation—recognizing holy places and the merit of righteous ritual action.