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Shloka 3

Vālakhilya-Tapas and the Birth of Garuḍa (वालखिल्यतपः-गरुडोत्पत्तिः)

सुपर्णसहिता: सर्पा: काननं च मनोरमम्‌ | सागराम्बुपरिक्षिप्तं पक्षिसड्घनिनादितम्‌,सर्प गरुडके साथ उस द्वीपके मनोरम वनमें आये, जो चारों ओरसे समुद्रद्वारा घिरकर उसके जलसे अभिषिक्त हो रहा था। वहाँ झुंड-के-झुंड पक्षी कलरव कर रहे थे

suparṇasahitāḥ sarpāḥ kānanaṃ ca manoramam | sāgarāmbuparikṣiptaṃ pakṣisaṅghanināditam ||

Acompañadas por Suparṇa (Garuḍa), las serpientes llegaron a un bosque delicioso en aquella isla. El lugar estaba cercado por el mar en todas direcciones y bañado por sus aguas como por una unción; y resonaba con el clamor de bandadas de aves. Así se dispone la escena para el avance fatal de los Nāgas bajo la sombra de Garuḍa y para la tensión moral entre el miedo, la supervivencia y las consecuencias de la enemistad.

सुपर्णसहिता:accompanied by Garuḍa
सुपर्णसहिता::
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुपर्ण + सहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्पा:serpents
सर्पा::
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
काननम्forest
काननम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकानन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मनोरमम्charming, delightful
मनोरमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमनोरम
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सागराम्बुपरिक्षिप्तम्surrounded by the waters of the ocean
सागराम्बुपरिक्षिप्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसागर + अम्बु + परि + क्षिप्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पक्षिसङ्घनिनादितम्resounding with the cries of flocks of birds
पक्षिसङ्घनिनादितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्षि + सङ्घ + निनादित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

पितामह उवाच

S
Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
S
Sarpāḥ (serpents/Nāgas)
K
Kānana (forest)
S
Sāgara (ocean/sea)
P
Pakṣi-saṅgha (flocks of birds)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses vivid setting to frame a larger ethical arc: beings move within a world shaped by prior hostility and its results; even a beautiful, life-filled place can become the stage where consequences of enmity and fear unfold, pointing to karma and the need for right conduct (dharma) amid danger.

The serpents, together with Suparṇa (Garuḍa), arrive at a charming forest on an island-like region surrounded by the sea, alive with the calls of many birds—describing the location and atmosphere as the story progresses toward the serpents’ encounter under Garuḍa’s presence.