Shloka 41

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

Devanagari script

साब्रवीदढ्जनो नाम सुह्यकेन्द्रः पिता मम नन्दयन्तीति मे नाम प्रम्लोचागर्भसंभवा

Transliteration

sābravīdaḍhjano nāma suhyakendraḥ pitā mama nandayantīti me nāma pramlocāgarbhasaṃbhavā

Translation

Sie sprach: „Mein Vater heißt Aḍhjana, der Herr der Suhyakas. Mein Name ist Nandayantī; ich wurde aus dem Schoß Pramlocās geboren.“

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अढ्जनः: Aḍhjana (name)
• अढ्जनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aḍh-jana (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम/नामधेय (proper name)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (particle indicating ‘by name’)

• सुह्यकेन्द्रः: lord of the Suhyakas
• सुह्यकेन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhyaka + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (suhyakānām indraḥ = lord of the Suhyakas)

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नन्दयन्ती: Nandayantī (one who delights)
• नन्दयन्ती: Sambodhana/Name (नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandaya (णिजन्त-धातु √nand) (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-समकक्ष), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as a name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-marker (वचनचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative)

• मे: my / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta/Predicate-noun (कर्ता/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रम्लोचा: of Pramlocā
• प्रम्लोचा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramlocā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• गर्भसंभवा: womb-born / born from (her) pregnancy
• गर्भसंभवा: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garbha + saṃbhavā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (garbhasya saṃbhavā = born from the womb)

Speakers

• Unnamed female speaker (Nandayantī) speaking to the inquiring interlocutor in the chapter’s narrative frame (likely a sage/king within Pulastya–Nārada style discourse typical of this section).

Primary Deities

• Kubera (implied via Suhyakas)

Key Themes

• Genealogy and identity
• Apsaras lineage
• Yaksha/Suhyaka cosmological classes

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who are the Suhyakas, and why does ‘Suhyakendra’ matter?

Suhyakas are a class of semi-divine beings often grouped with Yakṣas and connected to Kubera’s retinue and guardianship motifs. Calling her father ‘Suhyakendra’ signals high rank among these beings, lending status and plausibility to later royal association.

What is the narrative function of stating ‘Pramlocā’s womb-born’?

It anchors Nandayantī in the well-known Apsaras genealogy. In Purāṇic storytelling, such parentage often explains extraordinary beauty, charisma, or destiny—here preparing for a prophecy about becoming a queen.

Does this verse contribute to the Vāmana Purāṇa’s geography focus?

Indirectly. While no place-name appears here, the Sarasvatī–tīrtha cycles frequently embed local tīrtha traditions within genealogies and prophecies, linking persons to pilgrimage landscapes in adjacent verses/episodes.