Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 14

Chanda and Munda Discover Katyayani; Mahishasura’s Proposal and the Vishnu-Panjara Protection

Devanagari script

पादौ च तस्याः कमलोदराभौ प्रयत्नतस्तौ हि कृतौ विधात्रा आज्ञापि ताभ्यां नखरत्नमाला नक्षत्रमाला गगने यथैव

Transliteration

pādau ca tasyāḥ kamalodarābhau prayatnatastau hi kṛtau vidhātrā ājñāpi tābhyāṃ nakharatnamālā nakṣatramālā gagane yathaiva

Translation

Ihre beiden Füße, dem Inneren einer Lotosblüte gleich, wurden wahrlich mit großer Sorgfalt vom Schöpfer (Vidhātṛ) gestaltet. Und auf ihr Geheiß erschien die juwelenreiche Reihe ihrer Nägel wie eine Sternengirlande am Himmel.

Word by Word

• पादौ: two feet
• पादौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन (Nominative Dual)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• कमलोदराभौ: resembling the inside of a lotus
• कमलोदराभौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल-उदर-आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन; विशेषण (Nominative Dual; adjective)

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort/carefully
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्नतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन (Nominative Dual)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• कृतौ: made/formed
• कृतौ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), predicate adjective

• विधात्रा: by the Creator (Brahmā)
• विधात्रा: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया/एकवचन (Instrumental Singular)

• आज्ञा: command/authority
• आज्ञा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), 'even/also'

• ताभ्याम्: by those two (feet)
• ताभ्याम्: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया/द्विवचन (Instrumental Dual)

• नखरत्नमाला: garland/row of jewel-like nails
• नखरत्नमाला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नख-रत्न-माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• नक्षत्रमाला: garland of stars
• नक्षत्रमाला: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र-माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/एकवचन (Nominative Singular)

• गगने: in the sky
• गगने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/एकवचन (Locative Singular)

• यथा: as/just as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा/प्रकार (comparative/relative adverb)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphasis)

Speakers

• Narrative speaker not specified in input (often Pulastya → Nārada framework; uncertain here)

Primary Deities

• Brahmā (as Vidhātṛ)

Key Themes

• Divine craftsmanship
• Poetic simile (lotus, stars)
• Aesthetic theology (beauty as cosmic order)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse presents beauty as an expression of ṛta/order: even bodily features are aligned with cosmic patterns (stars), encouraging the reader to see creation as intelligible and ordered.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is ancillary narrative ornamentation within Vamśānucarita-style storytelling (description of persons), not a core pañcalakṣaṇa topic like manvantara or vaṃśa lists.

What is the symbolic significance?

Lotus imagery signals auspiciousness and perfection; nails as ‘stars’ links microcosm (body) and macrocosm (sky), a common Purāṇic poetic device implying correspondence between individual form and universal structure.