Shloka 27

रावणवधः — The Slaying of Ravana

Brahmāstra Discharge

Devanagari script

अथान्तरिक्षेव्यनदत्सौम्यस्त्रिदशदुन्धुभिः ।दिव्यगन्धशहस्तत्रमारुतस्सुसुकोववौ ।।।।

Transliteration

athāntarikṣe vyanadat saumyas tridaśadundubhiḥ |

divyagandhaś ca (ha)statra mārutaḥ susukho vavau ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് ആകാശത്തിൽ ദേവന്മാരുടെ മംഗളദുന്ദുഭിനാദം മുഴങ്ങി; ദിവ്യസുഗന്ധം വഹിച്ച മൃദുവും സുഖകരവുമായ കാറ്റ് ആനന്ദത്തോടെ വീശി.

Word by Word

• atha: then, now
• atha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/now)

• antarikṣe: in the sky
• antarikṣe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• vyanadat: resounded
• vyanadat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nad (धातु) + vi- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• saumyaḥ: the benign one(s) (gods)
• saumyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (collective sense possible)

• tridaśa-dundubhiḥ: with the gods' drums
• tridaśa-dundubhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tridaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + dundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'त्रिदशानां दुन्दुभिः' (drum(s) of the gods); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• divya-gandha-vahaḥ: bearing divine fragrance
• divya-gandha-vahaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक) + gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + vaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: 'दिव्यं गन्धं वहति' (carrying divine fragrance); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• mārutaḥ: the wind/breeze
• mārutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māruta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• susukhaḥ: very pleasant
• susukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय: 'सुखः (अत्यन्तं) सुखः' (very pleasant); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vavau: blew
• vavau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

And then thirty drums of gods sounded in the sky. Divine fragrant pleasant breeze blew.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (tridaśa)
• dundubhi (divine drums)
• antarikṣa (sky)
• māruta (wind)

FAQs

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

Dharma is portrayed as harmonizing with the cosmos: when righteousness prevails, nature and the divine realm symbolically affirm it.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāvaṇa’s fall, celestial signs appear—divine drums and a fragrant breeze in the sky.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s dharmic mission is validated by divine approval, emphasizing integrity aligned with satya.