Vamana Purana — Manifestation of Katyayani, Shloka 10

The Manifestation of Katyayani (Durga) and the Humbling of the Vindhya by Agastya

Devanagari script

सौम्येन युग्मं स्तनयोः सुसंहतं मध्यं तथैन्द्रेण च तेजसाभवत् ऊरब चजङ्घे च नितम्बसंयुते जाते जलेशस्य तु तेजसा हि

Transliteration

saumyena yugmaṃ stanayoḥ susaṃhataṃ madhyaṃ tathaindreṇa ca tejasābhavat ūraba cajaṅghe ca nitambasaṃyute jāte jaleśasya tu tejasā hi

Translation

ດ້ວຍອຳນາດອັນອ່ອນໂຍນຂອງ ໂສມ (Saumya) ຄູ່ເຕົ້ານົມທີ່ຮູບງາມແລະແນ່ນຫນາ ໄດ້ເກີດຂຶ້ນ; ສ່ວນກາງ/ແອວ ເກີດຈາກລັດສະໝີຂອງ ອິນທຣະ. ຕົ້ນຂາ ແລະ ນ່ອງຂາ ພ້ອມທັງສະໂພກ ເກີດຈາກເຕຊະຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າແຫ່ງນ້ຳ.

Word by Word

• सौम्येन: by the Saumya (lunar) power
• सौम्येन: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; 'सौम्य' = सोमसम्बन्धि/चन्द्रसम्बन्धि

• युग्मम्: a pair
• युग्मम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्तनयोः: of the two breasts
• स्तनयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), द्विवचन

• सु-संहतम्: well-compact/firm
• सु-संहतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सं-हन् (धातु) → संहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'सु' = उपसर्गार्थे अव्यय (intensifier)

• मध्यम्: the waist/middle
• मध्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• ऐन्द्रेण: by Indra’s (power)
• ऐन्द्रेण: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (contextual), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'ऐन्द्र' = इन्द्रसम्बन्धि

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• तेजसा: by splendor/energy
• तेजसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभवत्: became/was formed
• अभवत्: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ऊरू: the two thighs
• ऊरू: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (dual implied by body-part pair)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• जङ्घे: the two shanks/legs
• जङ्घे: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जङ्घा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• नितम्ब-संयुते: connected with the hips
• नितम्ब-संयुते: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नितम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + सं-युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नितम्बेन संयुते = with hips joined/connected); भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (agreeing with ऊरू/जङ्घे)

• जाते: were produced
• जाते: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन; 'born/produced' (agreeing with paired limbs)

• जलेशस्य: of the lord of waters (Varuṇa)
• जलेशस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (जलस्य ईशः = lord of waters); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: निपातार्थ (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• तेजसा: by the splendor
• तेजसा: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: निपातार्थ (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (for/indeed)

Speakers

• Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (dialogue frame not recoverable from snippet).

Primary Deities

• Soma (Saumya)
• Indra
• Varuṇa / Jaleśa (Lord of Waters)

Key Themes

• Non-sectarian theology
• Deity-body mapping (aṅga-nyāsa style cosmology)
• Tejas and embodiment
• Integration of Vedic deities

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The body is portrayed as a sacramental convergence of cosmic principles: lunar gentleness, Indra’s lordship/strength, and Varuṇa’s watery order. The teaching supports reverence for the many divine functions within a single reality.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is theological-description material within a narrative (carita/anuśaṅga), not a primary cosmogonic sarga. It functions as a doctrinal interpolation explaining the nature of a manifested form.

What is the symbolic significance?

Breasts from Soma suggest nourishment, coolness, and rasa (sap/essence); the waist from Indra signifies stability and heroic power; lower limbs from the water-lord evoke support, flow, and the sustaining ‘ground’ of existence—waters as the base of life and order (ṛta).