Shloka 17
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
Devanagari script
गुह्यको वीक्ष्य तनयां पतितामापगाजले दुःखशोकसमाक्रान्तो जगामाञ्जनपर्वतम्
Transliteration
guhyako vīkṣya tanayāṃ patitāmāpagājale duḥkhaśokasamākrānto jagāmāñjanaparvatam
Translation
Voyant sa fille tombée dans les eaux du fleuve, le Guḥyaka, accablé de peine et de chagrin, se rendit au mont Añjana.
Word by Word
guhyakaḥthe Guhyaka (yakṣa attendant)
guhyakaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootguhyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular
vīkṣyahaving seen
vīkṣya:
Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/preceding action)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-īkṣ (धातु)
FormKridanta (कृदन्त), Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय/ल्यप्), indeclinable; from √īkṣ with prefix vi-
tanayāmhis daughter
tanayām:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Roottanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular
patitāmfallen
patitām:
Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootpatita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPast passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/क्त), Feminine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying tanayām
āpaga-jalein the river-water
āpaga-jale:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
TypeNoun
Rootāpaga (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) ‘river-water’; Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular
duḥkha-śoka-samākrāntaḥoverwhelmed by grief and sorrow
duḥkha-śoka-samākrāntaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootduḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + śoka (प्रातिपदिक) + sam-ā-kram (धातु)
FormCompound with PPP head samākrānta (क्त); ‘overcome by sorrow and grief’; Masculine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying guhyakaḥ
jagāmawent
jagāma:
Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
FormTinganta, Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular; √gam
añjana-parvatamto Mount Añjana
añjana-parvatam:
Karma (कर्म/goal of motion)
TypeNoun
Rootañjana (प्रातिपदिक) + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) proper-name compound; Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular
Speakers
Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator) describing events (speaker not explicit in the given excerpt).
Key Themes
Grief as catalyst for ascetic practiceMovement from riverine space to mountain-āśrama settingTīrtha-associated narrative framing
Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)
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