Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

स चाभ्यगान्महातेजाः सर्वदैत्यपुरः सरः आगत्य विन्ध्यशिखरं योद्धधुकामः सरस्वतीम्

Transliteration

sa cābhyagānmahātejāḥ sarvadaityapuraḥ saraḥ āgatya vindhyaśikharaṃ yoddhadhukāmaḥ sarasvatīm

Translation

At sumulong ang makapangyarihang iyon—si Saras, ang pinakapanguna sa lahat ng Daitya. Pagdating sa tuktok ng Vindhya, ninais niyang makipagdigma sa pook ng Sarasvatī.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• अभ्यगात्: approached; went toward
• अभ्यगात्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् तेजः यस्य)

• सर्वदैत्यपुरः: the city of all the Daityas
• सर्वदैत्यपुरः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + दैत्य + पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां दैत्यानां पुरम्)

• सरः: lake
• सरः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आगत्य: having come
• आगत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• विन्ध्यशिखरम्: the peak of the Vindhya
• विन्ध्यशिखरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विन्ध्य + शिखर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विन्ध्यस्य शिखरम्)

• योद्धधुकामः: desirous to fight
• योद्धधुकामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योद्धधु + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (योद्धधुं/योद्धुं कामः = desirous to fight)

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speakers

• Narrative layer likely Pulastya → Nārada (standard Vāmana Purāṇa frame; not explicit in the given verses)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• Sacred Geography
• Military mobilization

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "vira", "secondaryRasa": "raudra", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Even in a tīrtha-centered narrative, the Purāṇa frames conflict as arising from desire for domination; the juxtaposition of battle-intent with Sarasvatī (a sanctifying river) underscores that sacred spaces are meant for restraint and dharma, not aggression.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

Primarily Vamśānucarita/Carita (narration of notable beings and events) embedded within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting; it is episodic history used to contextualize place-sanctity.

What is the symbolic significance?

Vindhya (a boundary-mountain) and Sarasvatī (purifying speech/river) together symbolize a threshold: the Daitya’s approach to the 'summit' and to Sarasvatī marks an attempted crossing into a domain of higher order, setting the stage for dharma to reassert itself.