Shloka 41

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

तावुत्थाप्यमहातेजागरुडोवासवोपमौ ।उभौतौसस्वजेहृष्टोरामश्चैनमुवाचह ।।6.50.41।।

Transliteration

tāv utthāpya mahātejā garuḍo vāsavopamau |

ubhau tau sasvaje hṛṣṭo rāmaś cainam uvāca ha ||6.50.41||

Translation

Dann richtete der strahlende Garuḍa die beiden Fürsten auf, die an Glanz Vasava (Indra) glichen; voll Freude umarmte er beide, und Rāma sprach zu ihm.

Word by Word

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• utthāpya: having lifted/raised
• utthāpya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), causative sense ‘having raised up’

• mahātejāḥ: of great splendour
• mahātejāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास, पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of ‘garuḍaḥ’

• garuḍaḥ: Garuḍa
• garuḍaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vāsava-upamau: like Vāsava (Indra)
• vāsava-upamau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāsava + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (upamāna-tatpurusha), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण of ‘tau’

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; विशेषण of ‘tau’

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• sasvaje: embraced
• sasvaje: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √svaj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/आत्मनेपद (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: joyful
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘rāmaḥ’

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

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

• enam: him
• enam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (enam = ‘him’)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्/परस्मैपद (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis/itihāsa-marker

Context

Raising up both the princes who were extraordinarily brilliant and equalled Indra, Garuda embraced Rama joyfully and thus spoke.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Vāsava (Indra)

FAQs

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

Gratitude and honoring benefactors: dharma includes acknowledging help received and responding with respectful speech and conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Garuḍa physically lifts and embraces the freed princes; the scene transitions to Rāma’s words of thanks.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Affectionate protection (from Garuḍa) and grateful composure (from Rāma as he prepares to speak).