Shloka 58
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
ततो ऽन्योन्यं समालिङ्ग्य गाढं गाढं सुहृत्त्या पप्रच्छतुस्तथान्यो ऽयं कथयामासतुस्तदा
tato 'nyonyaṃ samāliṅgya gāḍhaṃ gāḍhaṃ suhṛttyā papracchatustathānyo 'yaṃ kathayāmāsatustadā
Puis, s’étreignant l’une l’autre étroitement—très étroitement—par amitié, elles se questionnèrent; et alors chacune raconta à l’autre son histoire.
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FAQs
Reduplication intensifies emotion: it conveys urgency, relief, and intimacy—suggesting either a long separation or a sudden recognition that overrides fear and formality.
They grammatically confirm that exactly two individuals are acting and speaking in reciprocity. This is a common Sanskrit device to mark a balanced exchange—each both asks and answers—often introducing parallel backstories.
It is a hinge-verse: after visual description and identity-questioning, the embrace and mutual inquiry formally open the ‘kathā’ segment where motivations, lineage, or prior events are narrated—often crucial for later dharma or tīrtha-related conclusions in the broader Purāṇa.