Shloka 29

Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह़्ा भारत आदिपव॑ीके अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपरवरर्में गरुडचरित्र-विषयक उनतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,ते हेमविकचा भूमौ युता: पर्वतधातुभि: । व्यराजण्छाखिनस्तत्र सूर्याशुप्रतिरज्जिता: सुवर्णमय पुष्पवाले वे वृक्ष धरतीपर गिरकर पर्वतके गेरू आदि धातुओंसे संयुक्त हो सूर्यकी किरणोंद्वारा रँगे हुए-से सुशोभित होते थे

Transliteration

te hemavikacā bhūmau yutāḥ parvatadhātubhiḥ | vyarājañ chākhinas tatra sūryāṃśupratirajjitāḥ ||

Translation

Jene Bäume, die goldene Blüten trugen, waren zur Erde gestürzt und hatten sich mit den Bergmineralien (wie rotem Ocker) vermengt. Dort glänzten ihre Zweige strahlend, als wären sie von den Sonnenstrahlen gefärbt und erleuchtet—ein Bild der Pracht der Natur, die selbst in Umsturz und Sturz hervortritt.

Word by Word

तेthose

हेम-विकचाःgolden-blooming (with golden blossoms)

भूमौon the ground

युताःjoined, combined

पर्वत-धातुभिःwith mountain-minerals (ores/pigments)

व्यराजन्shone, were splendid

शाखिनःtrees

तत्रthere

सूर्य-आशु-प्रतिरञ्जिताःas if dyed by the sun’s swift rays

Speaker

रौहिण उवाच

Characters & Entities

sūrya (the Sun)

śākhinaḥ (trees)

hema (golden blossoms/flowers)

bhūmi (earth/ground)

parvata-dhātu (mountain minerals/ores, e.g., red ochre)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily offers a vivid natural image rather than a direct moral injunction: even after falling to the ground and mixing with rough mountain minerals, the trees still appear radiant under the sun. In ethical reflection, it can suggest resilience and the persistence of beauty/order (dharma-like harmony) amid disruption.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Garuḍa-related episode in the Āstīka-parvan context, the scene describes trees with golden blossoms lying on the earth, mingled with mountain ores, yet shining as if colored by sunlight—an atmospheric detail emphasizing the marvel and grandeur of the setting.