Vamana Purana — Chanda & Munda Discover Katyayani, Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

स चापि तेनाधिकृतश्चतुरङ्गं समूर्जितम् बलेकदेशमादाय दुर्गा दुद्राव वेगितः

Transliteration

sa cāpi tenādhikṛtaścaturaṅgaṃ samūrjitam balekadeśamādāya durgā dudrāva vegitaḥ

Translation

他也因其任命，率领一支加强的四部军——即兵力中的一部——疾速冲向那座要塞。

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)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/emphasis)

• तेन: by him; with that
• तेन: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अधिकृतः: appointed; commissioned
• अधिकृतः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चतुरङ्गम्: fourfold army
• चतुरङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (चत्वारि अङ्गानि यस्य)

• समूर्जितम्: well-strengthened; reinforced
• समूर्जितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-ऊर्ज्/ऊर्जित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (Past Passive Participle) रूपेण विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (चतुरङ्गम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• बलेकदेशम्: a portion of the army
• बलेकदेशम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + एक + देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बलस्य एकदेशः)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund)

• दुर्गा: to/into the fort; stronghold
• दुर्गा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (स्थानवाचक/दुर्गम् इत्यर्थे स्त्रीरूपेण)

• दुद्राव: ran; rushed
• दुद्राव: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेगितः: swift; impelled
• वेगितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगिन्/वेगित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (PPP) रूपेण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (सः इति विशेष्यस्य)

Speakers

• Narrator addressing Nārada (implied frame-dialogue)

Key Themes

• Daitya-Deva Conflict
• War logistics
• Caturaṅga-bala (fourfold army)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Speed and strength (vega, ūrjas) are portrayed as morally neutral instruments; in Purāṇic storytelling, their value depends on alignment with dharma—otherwise they intensify adharma’s momentum toward collapse.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa?

Carita within Vamśānucarita: tactical narration of forces and movement, serving as connective tissue to the ensuing confrontation tied to the sanctity of the region.

What is the symbolic significance?

The 'caturaṅga' embodies total worldly power (all arms of force). The rush toward a durgā suggests the asuric tendency to seek security through fortification—contrasted elsewhere in Purāṇas with refuge in dharma and tīrtha.