Shloka 25

Jaratkāru-nirukti and Parīkṣit’s forest encounter (जরত्कारुनिरुक्तिः—परिक्षिद्वनप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

सुपर्ण च सहायं वै भगवानमरोत्तम: । प्रादादनन्ताय तदा वैनतेयं पितामह:,तत्पश्चात्‌ देवताओंमें श्रेष्ठ भगवान्‌ पितामहने शेषनागके लिये विनतानन्दन गरुडको सहायक बना दिया

Transliteration

suparṇaṃ ca sahāyaṃ vai bhagavān amarottamaḥ | prādād anantāya tadā vainateyaṃ pitāmahaḥ ||

Translation

Then the venerable Pitāmaha (Brahmā), the foremost among the immortals, appointed Suparṇa—Vinatā’s son Garuḍa—as a helper to Ananta (Śeṣa). In the narrative frame, this establishes a divinely sanctioned partnership: the cosmic order is maintained not by rivalry among great beings, but by assigning complementary roles and mutual support.

Word by Word

• सुपर्णम्: Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• सुपर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सहायम्: helper, ally
• सहायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• भगवान्: the venerable lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमरोत्तमः: best among the immortals
• अमरोत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमरोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रादात्: gave, bestowed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनन्ताय: to Ananta (Śeṣa)
• अनन्ताय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• वैनतेयम्: Vainateya (son of Vinatā, Garuḍa)
• वैनतेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

शेष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa (Ananta)
• Garuḍa (Suparṇa, Vainateya)
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)