Shloka 9

सुपर्णागमनम्

Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond

Devanagari script

विभीषणोऽयंसम्प्राप्तोयंदृष्टवावानरर्षभाः ।विद्रवन्तिपरितत्रसरावणात्मजशङ्कया ।।6.50.9।।

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇo 'yaṃ samprāpto yaṃ dṛṣṭvā vānararṣabhāḥ | vidravanti paritrastā rāvaṇātmaja-śaṅkayā ||6.50.9||

Translation

«Este es Vibhīṣaṇa, que ha llegado. Al verlo, los más eminentes Vānaras huyen aterrados, sospechando que sea hijo de Rāvaṇa.»

Word by Word

• विभीषणः: Vibhishana
• विभीषणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Pronoun, Masculine, Nominative singular

• सम्प्राप्तः: has arrived
• सम्प्राप्तः: Kriya (क्रिया/अवस्था)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; past participle “arrived/come”

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Pronoun, Masculine, Accusative singular; relative referring to विभीषणः

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त); absolutive “having seen”

• वानरर्षभाः: the foremost monkeys
• वानरर्षभाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वानराणां ऋषभाः = श्रेष्ठाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Masculine, Nominative plural

• विद्रवन्ति: run away
• विद्रवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Present, 3rd person plural

• परित्रस्ताः: terrified
• परित्रस्ताः: Karta-dharma (कर्तृधर्म/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + त्रस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; past participle used adjectivally “terrified” (agrees with वानरर्षभाः)

• रावणात्मजशङ्कया: due to the suspicion (that he is) Ravana's son
• रावणात्मजशङ्कया: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa + ātmaja + śaṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (रावणस्य आत्मजः इति शङ्का); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental singular; हेतौ—‘because of suspicion’

Context

"Vibheeshana has come here. Beholding him the foremost of the Vanaras fleeing suspecting him to be the son of Ravana."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Vānaras
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma requires satya-based judgment: fear and rumor can distort perception, so one must verify identity and intent before condemning or rejecting.

What is the narrative situation?

Some Vānaras panic at Vibhīṣaṇa’s arrival, misunderstanding who he is; Sugrīva notes their suspicion.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Composure and clarity in leadership—naming the fear honestly so it can be addressed through reason and truth.