Shloka 7
Devanagari script
देवदुन्दुभिनादश्न पुष्पवर्ष: सहाभवत्
Transliteration
devadundubhinādaś ca puṣpavarṣaḥ sahābhavat
Translation
देवदुन्दुभिनादश्च पुष्पवर्षः सहाभवत्।
Word by Word
देवदुन्दुभिनादःthe sound of the divine drum
देवदुन्दुभिनादः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवदुन्दुभिनाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पुष्पवर्षःa shower of flowers
पुष्पवर्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्पवर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहtogether/along with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
अभवत्occurred/was
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaC
celestial drums (devadundubhi)F
flower-shower (puṣpavarṣa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a traditional epic motif: when a righteous act, true teaching, or sacred moment is affirmed, nature and the heavens respond with auspicious signs—suggesting that dharma is not merely social order but a cosmic principle acknowledged by the divine.
The narrator reports that celestial drums sounded and flowers rained down simultaneously, indicating a climactic or sanctified moment in the discourse—an omen that the event or instruction being delivered is approved and celebrated by higher beings.