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Shloka 43

Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor

Devanagari script

तद्वाक्यसमकालं च व्यनदद् देवदुन्दुभिः शिवा चाशिवनिर्घोषा ततो भूयो ऽब्रवीनमुनिः

Transliteration

tadvākyasamakālaṃ ca vyanadad devadundubhiḥ śivā cāśivanirghoṣā tato bhūyo 'bravīnamuniḥ

Translation

وفي اللحظة عينها التي قيلت فيها تلك الكلمات، دوّت طبولُ الآلهة؛ وارتفعت أصواتٌ مبشِّرة (śivāḥ) كما ارتفعت أصواتٌ مشؤومة (aśiva-nirghoṣāḥ). ثم تكلّم الحكيم مرةً أخرى.

Word by Word

तत्of that

वाक्यसमकालम्simultaneously with that statement

चand

व्यनदत्resounded

देवदुन्दुभिःthe divine drum

शिवाauspicious (sound) / Śivā

चand

अशिवनिर्घोषाan inauspicious roar

ततःthen / thereafter

भूयःagain

अब्रवीत्said

अमुनिःthat sage

Speakers

Narrator describing omens; ‘the sage’ (muni) resumes speech after the omens.

Primary Deities

Devas (collectively, implied by ‘deva-dundubhi’)

Key Themes

Omens and portentsDivine confirmation of speechAuspicious vs inauspicious signs

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

Why do ‘divine drums’ appear in such narratives?

Deva-dundubhi is a conventional Purāṇic marker of cosmic endorsement—used when a truth is proclaimed, a destiny is fixed, or a dharmic event is confirmed by the gods.

How can both auspicious and inauspicious sounds occur together?

Purāṇic omen-lists often present mixed portents to indicate the gravity and complexity of the forthcoming event: a destined rise (auspicious) may simultaneously entail conflict, separation, or karmic consequence (inauspicious).

Does ‘śivā’ here mean Śiva (the deity)?

In this construction, śivā is best read adjectivally as ‘auspicious (sounds/omens)’, contrasted with aśiva (‘inauspicious’). It is not a direct reference to Śiva as a personal deity unless the surrounding passage explicitly frames it as such.