Valmiki Ramayana 6.11.9 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 11, Shloka 9

रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः

Ravana Enters the Royal Assembly and Summons Counsel

Devanagari script

ततस्तूर्यसहस्राणांसञ्जज्ञेनिस्स्वनोमहान् ।तुमुलश्शङ्खशब्दश्चसभांगच्छतिरावणे ।।।।

Transliteration

tatas tūryasahasrāṇāṃ sañjajñe nissvano mahān |

tumulaḥ śaṅkhaśabdaś ca sabhāṃ gacchati rāvaṇe ||

Translation

ครั้นเมื่อราวณะเสด็จไปยังสภา ก็เกิดเสียงกึกก้องใหญ่จากเครื่องดนตรีนับพัน และเสียงสังข์ก็ดังกระหึ่มอย่างอึกทึก

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• tūrya-sahasrāṇām: of thousands of instruments
• tūrya-sahasrāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), बहुवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tūryāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi)

• sañjajñe: arose/broke forth
• sañjajñe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• nissvanaḥ: sound/clamor
• nissvanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niḥ-svana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; समासः—उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः

• mahān: great
• mahān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• tumulaḥ: tumultuous
• tumulaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tumula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• śaṅkha-śabdaḥ: sound of conches
• śaṅkha-śabdaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṅkha (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (śaṅkhasya śabdaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• sabhām: to the assembly hall
• sabhām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• gacchati: goes/enters
• gacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• rāvaṇe: when/while Ravana (was going)
• rāvaṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/7th), एकवचनम्; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute sense: ‘when Ravana...’)

Context

(Some Rakshasa) Charioteers riding on chariots, some on proud elephants and some on horses sporting away followed the tenheaded Ravana.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• sabhā (assembly)
• tūrya (instruments)
• śaṅkha (conch)

FAQs

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

Public acclaim and ceremonial noise can magnify authority, but dharma in the Ramayana insists that legitimacy rests on satya and righteous conduct, not on spectacle.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa’s entry/movement toward the court is marked by loud musical celebration and conch blasts.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a moral virtue, but royal grandeur and the court’s capacity for orchestrated display.