Shloka 42

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

भवत्प्रसादाद् व्यसनंरावणिप्रभवंमहत् ।आवामिहव्यतिक्रान्तौपूर्ववद् बलिनौकृतौ ।।6.50.42।।

Transliteration

bhavatprasādād vyasanaṃ rāvaṇiprabhavaṃ mahat |

āvām iha vyatikrāntau pūrvavad balinau kṛtau ||6.50.42||

Translation

„Durch deine gnädige Gunst haben wir hier dieses große Unheil, das vom Sohn Rāvaṇas ausging, überwunden und sind wieder zu unserer früheren Stärke gelangt.“

Word by Word

• bhavat-prasādāt: from your grace
• bhavat-prasādāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘bhavataḥ prasādaḥ’), पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• vyasanam: calamity
• vyasanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• rāvaṇi-prabhavam: arising from Rāvaṇi (Indrajit)
• rāvaṇi-prabhavam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāvaṇi + prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (genitive/determinative: ‘rāvaṇeḥ prabhavaḥ’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘vyasanam’

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of ‘vyasanam’

• āvām: we two
• āvām: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• vyatikrāntau: have overcome
• vyatikrāntau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ati-√kram (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past participle used predicatively), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘having crossed/overcome’

• pūrvavat: as before
• pūrvavat: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvavat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, manner adverb (रीतिवाचक)

• balinau: strong
• balinau: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषण of ‘āvām’

• kṛtau: made/turned (into)
• kṛtau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; predicative with implied ‘sva-sthāḥ’ sense

Context

"By your kindness, we have overcome this calamity caused by Ravana's son and regained our strength as before."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Garuḍa
• Rāvaṇi (Indrajit)

FAQs

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

Kṛtajñatā (gratitude): acknowledging assistance truthfully is a dharmic duty, especially after deliverance from suffering.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma addresses Garuḍa after being freed from Indrajit’s nāga-arrows, crediting Garuḍa’s grace for their recovery.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility and truthfulness—Rāma openly recognizes the role of another in their renewed strength.