Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

भयान्विता नभसि विमानगामिनो विमानिता विपथगतिं प्रयान्ति ते । ऋषे: सुतस्त्वमसि दयावत: प्रभो महात्मन: खगवर कश्यपस्य ह,पक्षिराज! प्रभो! विमानपर चलनेवाले देवता आपके तेजसे तिरस्कृत एवं भयभीत हो आकाशकमें पथ भ्रष्ट हो जाते हैं। आप दयालु महात्मा महर्षि कश्यपके पुत्र हैं

Translation

O king of birds, O Lord! The gods who travel in vimānas (celestial chariots) are humbled and terrified by your splendor, and they stray from their course in the sky. You are the compassionate, great-souled son of the great sage Kaśyapa.

Word by Word

भय-अन्विताःendowed with fear, frightened

नभसिin the sky

विमान-गामिनःmoving in aerial cars (vimānas)

विमानिताःdishonoured, slighted

विपथ-गतिम्a wrong course/wayward path

प्रयान्तिthey go, proceed

तेthey

ऋषेःof the sage

सुतःson

त्वम्you

असिare

दयावतःof the compassionate one

प्रभोO lord

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

खग-वरO best of birds

कश्यपस्यof Kaśyapa

हindeed, surely

पक्षि-राजO king of birds

प्रभोO lord

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Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

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