Shloka 5
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
एकदा दैत्यशार्दूलः कन्दराख्यः सुतां प्रियाम् प्रतिगृह्य समभ्यागात् ख्यातां देववतीमिति
ekadā daityaśārdūlaḥ kandarākhyaḥ sutāṃ priyām pratigṛhya samabhyāgāt khyātāṃ devavatīmiti
Einst kam Kandara — ein Tiger unter den Daityas — dorthin, nachdem er seine geliebte Tochter mitgenommen hatte; sie war unter dem Namen Devavatī berühmt.
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FAQs
Kandara is presented as a prominent Daitya figure in the unfolding episode. The epithet “daityaśārdūla” is a conventional Purāṇic honorific meaning “tiger among the Daityas,” signaling exceptional strength and status, and preparing the reader for a violent reaction in the subsequent verses.
In this verse Devavatī functions as a proper name for Kandara’s daughter. The name is etymologically “divine-like” (deva-vatī), but the grammar and narrative framing identify her as a mortal female character within the Daitya household rather than a deity.
No explicit sacred-geographical term appears in 38.5. The verse is purely narrative setup; any location must be inferred from surrounding verses not included in the input.