Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततो5सुरा: सगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगा: | उत्पेतुर्नादमतुलमुत्सूजन्तो रणार्थिन:,तत्पश्चात्‌ असुर, गन्धर्व, यक्ष, राक्षस और नाग युद्धके लिये उत्सुक हो अनुपम गर्जना करते हुए वहाँ दौड़े आये

Transliteration

tato 'surāḥ sa-gandharvā yakṣa-rākṣasa-pannagāḥ | utpetur nādam atulam utsṛjanto raṇārthinaḥ ||

Translation

于是，阿修罗们与乾闼婆、夜叉、罗刹以及诸蛇族一同跃身向前，渴求战斗，发出无与伦比的咆哮。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)

• असुराः: Asuras
• असुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सगन्धर्वाः: together with Gandharvas
• सगन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः: Yakshas, Rakshasas, and serpents (Nāgas)
• यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष / राक्षस / पन्नग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• उत्पेतुः: leapt up / sprang forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• नादम्: roar, shout
• नादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्सृजन्तः: uttering, sending forth
• उत्सृजन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + सृज्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणार्थिनः: desirous of battle
• रणार्थिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणार्थिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Gandharvas
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas
• Pannagas (Nāgas/serpent-beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective excitement for conflict can rapidly gather and intensify—many forces rush in, defined by their appetite for battle. Ethically, it cautions that mere eagerness for war (raṇārthitā) is a powerful driver that can eclipse discernment about right conduct (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

A host of non-human groups—Asuras, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and Nāgas—surge forward toward battle, shouting a tremendous war-cry, indicating that the confrontation is about to begin or intensify.