Shloka 47

Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

चर्माण्यपि च गात्रेषु भानुमन्ति दृढानि च । विविधानि च शस्त्राणि घोररूपाण्यनेकश:,उन्होंने अपने अंगोंमें यथास्थान मजबूत और चमकीले चमड़ेके बने हुए हाथके मोजे आदि धारण किये। नाना प्रकारके भयंकर अस्त्र-शस्त्र भी ले लिये। उन सब आयुधोंकी धार बहुत तीखी थी। वे श्रेष्ठ देवता सब प्रकारके आयुध लेकर युद्धके लिये उद्यत हो गये। उनके पास ऐसे-ऐसे चक्र थे, जिनसे सब ओर आगकी चिनगारियाँ और धूमसहित लपटें प्रकट होती थीं। उनके सिवा परिघ, त्रिशूल, फरसे, भाँति-भाँतिकी तीखी शक्तियाँ चमकीले खड्ग और भयंकर दिखायी देनेवाली गदाएँ भी थीं। अपने शरीरके अनुरूप इन अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंको लेकर देवता डट गये

Transliteration

carmāṇy api ca gātreṣu bhānumanti dṛḍhāni ca | vividhāni ca śastrāṇi ghorarūpāṇy anekaśaḥ ||

Translation

Kaśyapa said: “They also donned upon their limbs firm, radiant leather protections, fitted to the body. And they took up many kinds of weapons—numerous, varied, and terrible in appearance.”

Word by Word

चर्माणिleathers, leather armors

अपिalso, even

चand

गात्रेषुon the limbs

भानुमन्तिshining, radiant

दृढानिfirm, strong

चand

विविधानिvarious, diverse

चand

शस्त्राणिweapons

घोररूपाणिof terrible form, frightful-looking

अनेकशःin many ways; in great numbers

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaśyapa

leather armour/protective gear (carmāṇi)

weapons (śastrāṇi)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness: one first secures protection and then takes up weapons, implying that the use of force in the epic is treated as a serious, duty-bound measure taken in response to threat, not as reckless aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaśyapa describes a group (contextually, divine or powerful beings) equipping themselves—putting on strong, shining leather protections on their limbs and gathering many fearsome weapons—signaling imminent battle preparations.