Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

स चाभ्यगान्महातेजाः सर्वदैत्यपुरः सरः आगत्य विन्ध्यशिखरं योद्धधुकामः सरस्वतीम्

Transliteration

sa cābhyagānmahātejāḥ sarvadaityapuraḥ saraḥ āgatya vindhyaśikharaṃ yoddhadhukāmaḥ sarasvatīm

Translation

Et ce héros d’une grande puissance s’avança : Saras, le premier de tous les Daitya. Parvenu au sommet du Vindhya, il désirait livrer bataille dans la région de la Sarasvatī.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• अभ्यगात्: approached; went toward
• अभ्यगात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् तेजः यस्य)

• सर्वदैत्यपुरः: the city of all the Daityas
• सर्वदैत्यपुरः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दैत्य + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां दैत्यानां पुरम्)

• सरः: lake
• सरः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• विन्ध्यशिखरम्: the peak of the Vindhya
• विन्ध्यशिखरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्ध्य + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विन्ध्यस्य शिखरम्)

• योद्धधुकामः: desirous to fight
• योद्धधुकामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योद्धधु + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (योद्धधुं/योद्धुं कामः = desirous to fight)

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative layer likely Pulastya → Nārada (standard Vāmana Purāṇa frame; not explicit in the given verses)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Sacred Geography
• Military mobilization

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even in a tīrtha-centered narrative, the Purāṇa frames conflict as arising from desire for domination; the juxtaposition of battle-intent with Sarasvatī (a sanctifying river) underscores that sacred spaces are meant for restraint and dharma, not aggression.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narration of notable beings and events) embedded within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting; it is episodic history used to contextualize place-sanctity.

What is the symbolic significance?

Vindhya (a boundary-mountain) and Sarasvatī (purifying speech/river) together symbolize a threshold: the Daitya’s approach to the 'summit' and to Sarasvatī marks an attempted crossing into a domain of higher order, setting the stage for dharma to reassert itself.