Shloka 6
Śāṇḍilī–Suparṇa Saṃvāda
Conduct, Intention, and Restoration
पक्षवातप्रणुन्नानां वृक्षाणामनुगामिनाम् | प्रस्थितानामिव सम॑ पश्यामीह गतिं खग,खेचर! तुम्हारे पंखोंकी हवासे उखड़कर ये वृक्ष पीछे-पीछे चले आ रहे हैं। मैं इनकी भी ऐसी तीव्र गति देख रहा हूँ, मानो ये भी हमलोगोंके साथ चलनेके लिये प्रस्थित हुए हों
pakṣavāta-praṇunnānāṁ vṛkṣāṇām anugāminām | prasthitānām iva samaṁ paśyāmīha gatiṁ khaga-khecara ||
Gālava said: “Driven onward by the force of your wing-wind, these trees—torn from their places—seem to be following behind. Here I behold their speed as equal to ours, as though they too had set out to journey along with us.”
गालव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming force of a powerful being in motion: even rooted trees are made to follow. Ethically, it underscores how great power produces far-reaching effects on the surrounding world, inviting attentiveness to the consequences of one’s strength and speed.
Gālava addresses a sky-moving bird/winged being, marveling that the wind from its wings has uprooted trees and carried them along behind, so that their movement appears as swift as the travelers’ own, as if the trees themselves had set out on the journey.