Shloka 5

Jabali Bound by the Monkey — Jabali Bound by the Monkey: Nandayanti’s Ordeal and the Yamuna–Hiranyavati Sacred Corridor

Devanagari script

एकदा दैत्यशार्दूलः कन्दराख्यः सुतां प्रियाम् प्रतिगृह्य समभ्यागात् ख्यातां देववतीमिति

Transliteration

ekadā daityaśārdūlaḥ kandarākhyaḥ sutāṃ priyām pratigṛhya samabhyāgāt khyātāṃ devavatīmiti

Translation

ఒకసారి దైత్యులలో వ్యాఘ్రమైన కందరనామ దైత్యుడు తన ప్రియ కుమార్తెను వెంటబెట్టుకొని అక్కడికి వచ్చెను; ఆమె ‘దేవవతి’ అని ప్రసిద్ధి.

Word by Word

• ekadā: once
• ekadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ekadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (once)

• daitya-śārdūlaḥ: tiger among demons
• daitya-śārdūlaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दैत्येषु शार्दूलः = tiger among demons)

• kandarākhyaḥ: named Kandarā
• kandarākhyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kandarā + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कन्दराख्यः = whose name is Kandarā / called Kandarā)

• sutām: daughter
• sutām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• priyām: beloved
• priyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (sutām)

• pratigṛhya: having accepted/taken
• pratigṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati + grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्ग: प्रति

• samabhyāgāt: came/approached
• samabhyāgāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + abhi + ā + gam (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम् + अभि + आ

• khyātām: renowned
• khyātām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: khyā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘khyāta’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (sutām)

• devavatīm: Devavatī
• devavatīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नाम

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-समापन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

Speakers

• Narrator voice (Purāṇic narrator) relating events (specific interlocutors not stated in the provided verses).

Key Themes

• Daitya genealogy and characters
• Foreshadowing of conflict
• Movement/arrival motif in Purāṇic narrative

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

Who is Kandara in this passage, and why is he called “daityaśārdūla”?

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.

Is Devavatī a goddess here or a human/daitya woman?

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.

Does this verse contain any tīrtha or geographical marker typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa?

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.