Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

तां दृष्ट्वामन्यत श्रीमान् सेयं देववती ध्रुवम् तन्मे वृथा श्रमो जातो जलमज्जनसंभवः

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvāmanyata śrīmān seyaṃ devavatī dhruvam tanme vṛthā śramo jāto jalamajjanasaṃbhavaḥ

Translation

En la voyant, l’illustre se dit : « C’est assurément Devavatī. Ainsi, mon effort—né de l’immersion et du bain dans l’eau—s’est avéré vain. »

Speakers

• Internal thought of the monkey (kapi) reported by the narrator.

Key Themes

• Tirtha ritual (snāna/majjana)
• Recognition/mistaken identity
• Efficacy of pilgrimage acts

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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