Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

आदरात् पितरं मूर्ध्ना ववन्दत विधानतः संपरिष्वज्य स मुनिर्मूर्ध्न्याघ्राय सुतं ततः

Transliteration

ādarāt pitaraṃ mūrdhnā vavandata vidhānataḥ saṃpariṣvajya sa munirmūrdhnyāghrāya sutaṃ tataḥ

Translation

وبإجلالٍ انحنى لأبيه واضعًا رأسه على نحوٍ لائقٍ بحسب السنّة. ثم إن ذلك الحكيم عانق ابنه، وشمَّه (وقبّله) على مفرق الرأس، فتلقّاه بمودّة.

Word by Word

• आदरात्: out of respect
• आदरात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ablative of cause/reason

• पितरम्: father
• पितरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मूर्ध्ना: with (his) head
• मूर्ध्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; instrument (with the head)

• ववन्दत: saluted/bowed
• ववन्दत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विधानतः: according to proper procedure
• विधानतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (according to rule/ritually)

• सम्-परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• सम्-परिष्वज्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-परि-स्वज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल; having embraced

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; pronoun

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative (on the head)

• आघ्राय: having smelled (affectionately)
• आघ्राय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-घ्रा (धातु) + क्त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; ल्यप्-आदेश)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल; having smelled/sniffed

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha/Anukrama (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

Speakers

• Primary narrator; actions of Jābāli and his father (the muni).

Key Themes

• Pitṛ-bhakti (devotion to father)
• Proper conduct (vidhi) even in intimate moments
• Recognition and blessing through touch (embrace) and ‘āghrāṇa’

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does ‘vidhānataḥ’ add to the meaning of the bow?

It signals that the salutation is not casual but performed according to dharmic decorum—proper bodily gesture and respectful protocol—highlighting filial duty as a form of dharma.

Why does the father ‘smell’ the son’s head (mūrdhny āghrāya)?

Āghrāṇa is a culturally attested gesture of affection and recognition, especially in parent–child reunions. In Purāṇic idiom it can also imply acceptance and blessing, akin to a benedictory touch.

Does this verse contain any geographical metadata?

No. It focuses on interpersonal ritual and affection; no river, lake, forest, or named tīrtha is mentioned here.