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Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

तथोक्तवाक्ये दितिजः शिवायास्तयज्याम्बरं भूमितले निषण्णः सुखोपविष्टः परमासने च रम्भात्मजेनोक्तमुवाच वाक्यम्

Transliteration

tathoktavākye ditijaḥ śivāyāstayajyāmbaraṃ bhūmitale niṣaṇṇaḥ sukhopaviṣṭaḥ paramāsane ca rambhātmajenoktamuvāca vākyam

Translation

When she had spoken thus, the Dānava, son of Diti, in the presence of Śivā the Goddess, cast aside his garment and sat upon the ground; then, seated at ease upon the highest seat, he spoke the words as conveyed by the son of Rambhā.

Word by Word
तथाthus
तथा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
उक्त-वाक्येin the spoken statement/words
उक्त-वाक्ये:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootउक्त (√वच् धातु, क्त कृदन्त) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)
दितिजःthe Daitya (son of Diti)
दितिजः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदितिज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता
शिवायाःof Śivā (Pārvatī)
शिवायाः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootशिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)
यज्यworthy of worship
यज्य:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यजनीय/पूज्य’ अर्थे)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)
अम्बरम्garment/cloth
अम्बरम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म
भूमि-तलेon the ground (surface of the earth)
भूमि-तले:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण
निषण्णःseated
निषण्णः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√सद् (धातु) + नि उपसर्ग, क्त कृदन्त (निषण्ण)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकाले (past participle), कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘seated’
सुख-उपविष्टःsitting comfortably
सुख-उपविष्टः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसुख (प्रातिपदिक) + उपविष्ट (√विश् धातु, उप उपसर्ग, क्त कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle)
परम-आसनेon the highest seat/throne
परम-आसने:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक) + आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण
चand
च:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
रम्भा-आत्मजेनby Rambhā’s son
रम्भा-आत्मजेन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootरम्भा (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/सहायक (instrument/agent in passive sense)
उक्तम्spoken/said
उक्तम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Root√वच् (धातु) क्त कृदन्त (उक्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies ‘वाक्यम्’)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
वाक्यम्a statement
वाक्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म
Speakers
Narration describing Dundubhi’s posture and speech (Dundubhi prepares to speak before the Goddess)
Primary Deities
Śivā/Devī (Kātyāyanī)
Key Themes
Ritualized humilityAudience with the GoddessPower dynamics (Daitya before Devī)Speech-act as consequential (vāk)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Even the adversary must adopt discipline and restraint before divine authority. The verse frames speech as accountable: one must ‘take a seat’—i.e., become steady—before making claims.

It is narrative conduct-description within Vamśānucarita/carita. It supports the plot mechanics (who speaks, under what conditions) rather than cosmological enumeration.

The shift between sitting on the ground and the ‘highest seat’ signals a tension between submission and asserted status—typical of Daitya characterization. Before Devī, worldly rank is relativized; true ‘seat’ is granted by divine sanction, not self-claim.

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