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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.44.27

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 44: Story of Indra: Ocean churning and the struggle for nectar. The Devas and asuras churn the ocean for freedom from death, contend over its gifts and fight for the nectar, Indra’s side gains sovereignty

In the sequence: a destructive battle breaks out over the nectar → Aditi's sons defeat and kill Diti's sons, and Indra gains sovereignty over the worlds.

1.44.27

nihatya ditiputrāṃs tu rājyaṃ prāpya puraṃdaraḥ
śaśāsa mudito lokān sarṣisaṃghān sacāraṇān

Having slain the sons of Diti and gained the kingdom, Puraṃdara (Indra), rejoicing, ruled the worlds together with the hosts of sages and the Cāraṇas.

Words: nihatya — having slain; ditiputrāṃs — the sons of Diti; tu — and; rājyaṃ — the kingdom, sovereignty; prāpya — having gained, obtained; puraṃdaraḥ — Puraṃdara (Indra, breaker of citadels); śaśāsa — ruled, governed; mudito — rejoicing, delighted; lokān — the worlds; sarṣisaṃghān — together with the hosts of sages; sacāraṇān — together with the Cāraṇas (celestial singers)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.