Vamana Purana — Jabali Bound by the Monkey, Shloka 58
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
तब दोनों ने स्नेहवश एक-दूसरे को बार-बार दृढ़ आलिंगन किया। फिर उन्होंने परस्पर प्रश्न किए और तत्पश्चात् एक-दूसरे को अपना-अपना वृत्तान्त सुनाया।
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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.