Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Victory through Bhakti, Shloka 9

Prahlada’s Defeat in Battle and Victory through Bhakti (Nara-Narayana Episode)

Devanagari script

ततः सुराणां दुन्दुभ्यस् त्ववाद्यन्त महास्वनाः पुष्पवर्षमनौपम्यं मुमुचुः साध्यदैत्ययौः

Transliteration

tataḥ surāṇāṃ dundubhyas tvavādyanta mahāsvanāḥ puṣpavarṣamanaupamyaṃ mumucuḥ sādhyadaityayauḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วกลองทิพย์ของเหล่าเทพก็กึกก้องด้วยเสียงอันยิ่งใหญ่ และเหล่าสาธยะได้โปรยสายฝนแห่งดอกไม้อันหาที่เปรียบมิได้เหนือ/เพื่อสองนักรบนั้น।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• दुन्दुभ्यः: kettledrums
• दुन्दुभ्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुन्दुभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• अवाद्यन्त: sounded (were played)
• अवाद्यन्त: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वाद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘they sounded/were played’

• महास्वनाः: of great sound
• महास्वनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of dundubhi)

• पुष्प-वर्षम्: a shower of flowers
• पुष्प-वर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• अनौपम्यम्: incomparable
• अनौपम्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ (नञ्) + औपम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of puṣpavarṣam)

• मुमुचुः: released/poured forth
• मुमुचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• साध्य-दैत्ययोः: of Sādhya and the Daitya
• साध्य-दैत्ययोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; ‘of Sādhya and Daitya’

Speakers

• Narrative frame not explicit in the given verses (typically Pulastya → Nārada)

Primary Deities

• Devas (collective)
• Sādhyas

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Celestial portents
• Ritualized celebration (drums/flowers)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "adbhuta", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The cosmos ‘responds’ to dharmic struggle: auspicious sounds and flower-rain depict divine endorsement and the idea that righteous effort is accompanied by subtle supports (anugraha).

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Vamśānucarita / episodic narration of conflicts involving devas and daityas; it is a descriptive battle interlude rather than cosmogenesis or manvantara cataloguing.

What is the symbolic significance?

Drums symbolize proclamation of cosmic importance; flower-rain symbolizes honor and auspiciousness—often used in Purāṇic style to mark extraordinary valor or a turning point in a contest.