Shloka 39

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

वैनतेयेनसम्स्पृष्टास्तयोःसम्रुरुहुर्व्रणाः ।सुवर्णेचतनूस्निग्धेतयोराशुबभूवतुः ।।6.50.39।।

Transliteration

vainateyena saṃspṛṣṭās tayoḥ saṃruruhur vraṇāḥ |

suvarṇe ca tanūsnigdhe tayor āśu babhūvatuḥ ||6.50.39||

Translation

Von Vainateya (Garuḍa) berührt, heilten ihre Wunden sogleich, und ihre Leiber wurden rasch glatt und strahlend wie Gold.

Word by Word

• vainateyena: by Vainateya (Garuḍa)
• vainateyena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vainateya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃspṛṣṭāḥ: touched
• saṃspṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: saṃ-√spṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘having been touched’

• tayoḥ: of the two (of them)
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• samruruhuḥ: healed/grew together
• samruruhuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√ruh (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vraṇāḥ: wounds
• vraṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• suvarṇe: golden
• suvarṇe: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying ‘tanū’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tanū: bodies
• tanū: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• snigdhe: smooth/bright
• snigdhe: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); विशेषण (adjective) qualifying ‘tanū’

• tayoḥ: of the two
• tayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• āśu: quickly/instantly
• āśu: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• babhūvatuḥ: became
• babhūvatuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन (Dual)

Context

Then Vanara king Sugriva looking at Angada said, "I do not think that the Vanaras running like this is not without any cause. Maybe out of fear of some reason ahead."

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa (Vainateya)
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Compassion in action: dharma is not only victory over evil but also restoration—healing and strengthening those who uphold righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Garuḍa’s touch removes the effects of the nāga-bonds and restores the princes physically.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective compassion and restorative power directed toward the dharmic heroes.