Shloka 11

Garuḍa Learns the Cause of Vinatā’s Bondage and the Nāgas Demand Amṛta (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 23)

Devanagari script

अग्निर्वाच नैतदेवं यथा यूय॑ मन्यध्वमसुरार्दना: । गरुडो बलवानेष मम तुल्यश्न तेजसा,अग्निदेवने कहा--असुरविनाशक देवताओ! तुम जैसा समझ रहे हो, वैसी बात नहीं है। ये महाबली गरुड हैं, जो तेजमें मेरे ही तुल्य हैं

Transliteration

agnir uvāca naitad eva yathā yūyaṁ manyadhvam asurārdanāḥ | garuḍo balavān eṣa mama tulyas tu tejasā ||

Translation

Agni said, “It is not as you imagine, O destroyers of the Asuras. This is Garuḍa, mighty in strength, and in splendor he is equal to me.”

Word by Word

अग्निःAgni (Fire-god)

उवाचsaid/spoke

नnot

एतत्this (matter)

एवम्thus/in this way

यथाas/just as

यूयम्you (all)

मन्यध्वम्think/suppose

असुरार्दनाःO destroyers of the Asuras

गरुडःGaruḍa

बलवान्mighty/strong

एषःthis (one), he

ममof me/my

तुल्यःequal

चand

तेजसाby splendor/energy

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Agni

Garuḍa

Devas (asurārdanāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes