Shloka 24

Bharata’s Austerity at Nandigrāma and Rāma’s Sight of Nandigrāma

Devanagari script

इत्थं सर्वं विलोक्याशु रामः प्रायात्पुरीं प्रति । ब्रह्मादिदेवैः सहितः स्वीयस्वीयविमानकैः

Transliteration

itthaṃ sarvaṃ vilokyāśu rāmaḥ prāyātpurīṃ prati | brahmādidevaiḥ sahitaḥ svīyasvīyavimānakaiḥ

Translation

ครั้นทอดพระเนตรสิ่งทั้งปวงโดยฉับพลันแล้ว พระรามเสด็จมุ่งสู่พระนคร พร้อมด้วยพระพรหมและเหล่าเทพทั้งหลาย ต่างประทับในวิมานทิพย์ของตน

Word by Word

• इत्थम्: thus
• इत्थम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ittham (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (Manner adverb)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विलोक्य: having observed
• विलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-lok (धातु) → vilokya (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, अव्ययभाव)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/वेगवाचक अव्यय (Adverb: quickly)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रायात्: went forth / departed
• प्रायात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yā (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• पुरीम्: to the city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Dik/Prayojana (Direction/दिक्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-प्रयोग)
• Form: उपपद-प्रयोगे दिशावाचक अव्यय (Preposition: towards)

• ब्रह्मादिदेवैः: with Brahma and other gods
• ब्रह्मादिदेवैः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः: तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मा-आदि-देवा: 'Brahma and other gods')

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'रामः' इति विशेषणम्; तृतीया-सम्बन्धेन (with ...)

• स्वीयस्वीयविमानकैः: with their respective aerial cars
• स्वीयस्वीयविमानकैः: Karana/Sahakari (Means/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svīya (प्रातिपदिक) + svīya (प्रातिपदिक) + vimānaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter) 'विमानक'—तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः: कर्मधारय/पुनरुक्त-विशेषणसमास (each with his own aerial car)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: विलोक्य + आशु → विलोक्याशु; ब्रह्मा + आदि + देवैः → ब्रह्मादिदेवैः; स्वीय + स्वीय + विमानकैः → स्वीयस्वीयविमानकैः.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

Who accompanies Rāma in this verse?

Rāma travels accompanied by Brahmā and the other devas (gods), each arriving in their own vimānas (celestial vehicles).

What does the word “vimāna” mean here?

In this Purāṇic context, “vimāna” refers to a divine aerial vehicle or celestial chariot used by gods.

What is the narrative function of this verse in the Pātālakhaṇḍa?

It marks a transition: after witnessing the described events, Rāma proceeds toward the city, and the presence of Brahmā and the devas underscores divine sanction and cosmic significance.