Shloka 31
Devanagari script
ततः समुद्यतां दृष्टवा देवेन्द्रेण महाशनिम् । जगृहुः सर्वशस्त्राणि स्वानि स्वानि सुरास्तथा,देवराज इन्द्रको वह महान् वज्र उठाये देख देवताओंने भी अपने-अपने सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र- शस्त्र ले लिये
Transliteration
tataḥ samudyatāṁ dṛṣṭvā devendreṇa mahāśanim | jagṛhuḥ sarvaśastrāṇi svāni svāni surās tathā ||
Translation
ततः समुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा देवेन्द्रेण महाशनिम् । जगृहुः सर्वशस्त्राणि स्वानि स्वानि सुरास्तथा ॥
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable
समुद्यताम्raised, lifted up
समुद्यताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसमुद्यत
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
देवेन्द्रेणby Devendra (Indra)
देवेन्द्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवेन्द्र
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
महाशनिम्the great thunderbolt (vajra)
महाशनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाशनि
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
जगृहुःthey took, seized
जगृहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
Formperfect (लिट्), third, plural, parasmaipada
सर्वशस्त्राणिall weapons
सर्वशस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वशस्त्र
Formneuter, accusative, plural
स्वानिtheir own
स्वानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
Formneuter, accusative, plural
स्वानिtheir own (each his own)
स्वानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
Formneuter, accusative, plural
सुराःthe gods
सुराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुर
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
तथाalso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Formindeclinable
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaD
Devendra (Indra)M
mahāśani (Indra’s thunderbolt/vajra)S
surāḥ (the gods)Ś
śastrāṇi (weapons)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
When righteous leadership commits to confronting adharma, allies should respond with coordinated preparedness and responsibility—strength is to be organized and purposeful, not impulsive.
Indra lifts his great thunderbolt as a signal of impending action; seeing this, the other gods also take up their respective weapons, preparing together for conflict.