Shloka 5
Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor
एकदा दैत्यशार्दूलः कन्दराख्यः सुतां प्रियाम् प्रतिगृह्य समभ्यागात् ख्यातां देववतीमिति
ekadā daityaśārdūlaḥ kandarākhyaḥ sutāṃ priyām pratigṛhya samabhyāgāt khyātāṃ devavatīmiti
ഒരു ദിവസം ദൈത്യന്മാരിൽ വ്യാഘ്രസമനായ കന്ദരൻ എന്ന ദൈത്യൻ തന്റെ പ്രിയ പുത്രിയെ കൂട്ടിക്കൊണ്ട് അവിടെ എത്തി; അവൾ ‘ദേവവതി’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധയായിരുന്നു।
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FAQs
Kandara is presented as a prominent Daitya figure in the unfolding episode. The epithet “daityaśārdūla” is a conventional Purāṇic honorific meaning “tiger among the Daityas,” signaling exceptional strength and status, and preparing the reader for a violent reaction in the subsequent verses.
In this verse Devavatī functions as a proper name for Kandara’s daughter. The name is etymologically “divine-like” (deva-vatī), but the grammar and narrative framing identify her as a mortal female character within the Daitya household rather than a deity.
No explicit sacred-geographical term appears in 38.5. The verse is purely narrative setup; any location must be inferred from surrounding verses not included in the input.