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Shloka 42

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

समर्थों बलिनां श्रेष्ठो हर्तु सोम॑ं विहंगम: । सर्व सम्भावयाम्यस्मिन्नसा ध्यमपि साधयेत्‌,बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ आकाशचारी गरुड अमृत हर ले जानेमें समर्थ हैं। मैं उनमें सब प्रकारकी शक्तियोंके होनेकी सम्भावना करता हूँ। वे असाध्य कार्य भी सिद्ध कर सकते हैं

samartho balināṃ śreṣṭho hartuṃ somaṃ vihaṅgamaḥ | sarvaṃ sambhāvayāmy asminn asādhyam api sādhayet ||

Kaśyapa sprach: „Jener Vogel ist dazu imstande — ja, der Vordere unter den Mächtigen — Soma fortzutragen. In ihm sehe ich jede Art von Kraft; er kann selbst das vollbringen, was unmöglich scheint.“

समर्थःcapable, competent
समर्थः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलिनाम्of the strong (ones)
बलिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootबलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
श्रेष्ठःthe best, foremost
श्रेष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हर्तुम्to take away, to steal
हर्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootहृ (धातु)
Formतुमुन् (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral in infinitive)
सोमम्Soma (nectar/Amṛta)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विहङ्गमःthe bird (Garuda)
विहङ्गमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविहङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वम्everything, all (in every way)
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सम्भावयामिI deem/consider (possible), I suppose
सम्भावयामि:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + भू (धातु) (causative stem: सम्भावय-)
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, 1st, Singular
अस्मिन्in this (one), in him
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
असाध्यम्unsurpassable, hard/impossible (task)
असाध्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअसाध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
साधयेत्he could accomplish
साधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसाध् (धातु)
FormPresent, Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

कश्यप उवाच

K
Kaśyapa
G
Garuḍa
S
Soma (divine nectar)

Educational Q&A

Kaśyapa highlights discerning confidence: true greatness is the capacity to achieve what others deem impossible, and wise elders recognize latent power without envy—affirming potential aligned with a higher purpose.

Kaśyapa speaks about Garuḍa, judging him the strongest among the mighty and fully capable of seizing Soma (the divine nectar). He expresses confidence that Garuḍa possesses extraordinary powers and can accomplish even seemingly unattainable tasks.