Shloka 30

सुपर्णागमनम्

Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond

Devanagari script

हरयस्तुविजानन्तिपार्वतीस्तामहौषधीः ।सञ्जीवकरणींदिव्यांविशल्यांदेवनिर्मिताम् ।।6.50.30।।

Transliteration

harayas tu vijānanti pārvatīs tā mahauṣadhīḥ |

sañjīvakaraṇīṃ divyāṃ viśalyāṃ deva-nirmitām ||6.50.30||

Translation

Doch die Vānaras kennen jene erhabenen, aus den Bergen stammenden Heilkräuter: die göttliche Sañjīvakaraṇī, die wunderbare lebensspendende Pflanze, und Viśalyā, das von den Devas geschaffene Kraut, das Schmerz nimmt und eingedrungene Geschosse herauszieht.

Word by Word

• harayaḥ: the monkeys
• harayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• tu: however
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (विरोध/अन्वय)

• vijānanti: know, recognize
• vijānanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√jñā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• pārvatīḥ: mountain(-regions)
• pārvatīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; object known (as locations)

• tāḥ: those
• tāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; refers to medicines

• mahauṣadhīḥ: great/supreme herbs
• mahauṣadhīḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + oṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya compound; Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Plural; 'great herbs'

• sañjīvakaraṇīm: Sanjivakarani (life-restoring herb)
• sañjīvakaraṇīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sañjīva-karaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (name/functional compound); Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; apposition to 'mahauṣadhīḥ' (one among them)

• divyām: divine
• divyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies 'sañjīvakaraṇīm'

• viśalyām: Vishalya (remover of arrows/pain)
• viśalyām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśalyā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; apposition/another name/quality of the herb

• deva-nirmitām: made by the gods
• deva-nirmitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + nirmita (कृदन्त, √mā धातु with nis-/nir-)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound; Feminine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; qualifies the herb; 'made by the gods'

Context

"Those monkeys only know the supreme medicine available in the mountains. They have to get Sanjeevakarani and Visalyakarani known to Brahma."

Characters & Entities

• vānaras (harayaḥ)
• mountains
• devas

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma upholds preservation of life through rightful means; knowledge and divine gifts are to be used for healing and restoration, not harm.

What is the narrative situation?

The text identifies special medicinal herbs known to the vānaras, necessary to counter grievous battlefield wounds.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Competence in service—specialized knowledge used for the welfare of the community in a time of peril.