Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

जङ्घे सुवृत्ते ऽपि च रोमहीने शोभेत दैत्येश्वर ते तदीये आक्रम्य लोकानिव मिर्मिताया रूपार्जितस्यैव कृताधरौ हि

Transliteration

jaṅghe suvṛtte 'pi ca romahīne śobheta daityeśvara te tadīye ākramya lokāniva mirmitāyā rūpārjitasyaiva kṛtādharau hi

Translation

Wahai penguasa para Daitya, kedua betisnya bulat sempurna dan tanpa rambut; sungguh pantas menghiasimu. Ia tampak seakan diciptakan untuk melangkahi dunia-dunia; bibir bawahnya (dan bagian bawah tubuhnya) seolah keindahan sendiri telah menjelma dan dibentuk dengan sempurna.

Word by Word

• जङ्घे: (the) two shanks/legs
• जङ्घे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन (Nominative, Dual)

• सुवृत्ते: well-rounded
• सुवृत्ते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन; विशेषण (Nominative Dual; adjective)

• अपि: even/although
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), concessive 'even/although'

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

• रोमहीने: hairless
• रोमहीने: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोम-हीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन; विशेषण (Nominative Dual; adjective)

• शोभेत: would shine/appear beautiful
• शोभेत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्/शोभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• दैत्येश्वर: O lord of the Daityas
• दैत्येश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/एकवचन (Vocative Singular)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/एकवचन (Genitive Singular)

• तदीये: belonging to you
• तदीये: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन; विशेषण (Nominative Dual; adjective)

• आक्रम्य: having stepped/stridden
• आक्रम्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal)

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/बहुवचन (Accusative Plural)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• निर्मितायाः: of the fashioned/created (one)
• निर्मितायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मिता (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from नि-मा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/एकवचन (Genitive Singular); past passive participle used adjectivally

• रूपार्जितस्य: of the beauty-acquired/beauty-won (one)
• रूपार्जितस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप-अर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/एकवचन (Genitive Singular); past passive participle used adjectivally

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• कृताधरौ: having made/lovely lips (i.e., well-lipped)
• कृताधरौ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अधर (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्विवचन; विशेषण (Nominative Dual; adjective)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/causal nuance

Speakers

• Narrative speaker not specified in input (often Pulastya → Nārada framework in Vāmana Purāṇa; uncertain here)

Key Themes

• Daitya lore
• Poetic bodily description (rūpa-varṇana)
• Marvel of divine creation (vidhātṛ-kalā implied)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse functions primarily as kāvya-style description, but it also implies that form and power are perceived as ‘crafted’ (nirmitā)—suggesting the world’s appearances are contingent and fashioned, not ultimate.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

Best placed under Vamśānucarita / narrative episodes about lineages and notable figures (here, Daitya-related narrative description), rather than sarga/pratisarga cosmology.

What is the symbolic significance?

The imagery of ‘striding across the worlds’ (lokān ākramya) subtly echoes Purāṇic motifs of world-transcending power (later strongly associated with Trivikrama), but here it is applied to a Daitya maiden to heighten wonder and paradox.