Shloka 7

Devanagari script

देवदुन्दुभिनादश्न पुष्पवर्ष: सहाभवत्‌

Transliteration

devadundubhinādaś ca puṣpavarṣaḥ sahābhavat

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Ngay lúc ấy, tiếng trống trời (devadundubhi) vang rền, và một trận mưa hoa cũng đổ xuống—điềm lành báo hiệu sự chuẩn thuận của thần linh và sự thiêng liêng của biến cố đang được thuật lại.

Word by Word

• देवदुन्दुभिनादः: the sound of the divine drum
• देवदुन्दुभिनादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदुन्दुभिनाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पुष्पवर्षः: a shower of flowers
• पुष्पवर्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पवर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together/along with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अभवत्: occurred/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• celestial drums (devadundubhi)
• flower-shower (puṣpavarṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.