Shloka 11

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवेणैवमुक्तस्तुजाम्बवानृक्षपार्थिवः ।वानरान्सान्त्वयामाससन्निरुध्यप्रधानतः ।।6.50.11।।

Transliteration

sugrīveṇaivam uktas tu jāmbavān ṛkṣa-pārthivaḥ |

vānarān sāntvayām āsa sannirudhya pradhānataḥ ||

Translation

Ainsi interpellé par Sugrīva, Jāmbavān, roi des ours, retint les Vānaras et, le premier d’entre eux, les apaisa, rendant à leurs cœurs la confiance.

Word by Word

• सुग्रीवेण: by Sugriva
• सुग्रीवेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner-adverb

• उक्तः: having been spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta-dharma (कर्तृधर्म/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; past participle “addressed/told” (qualifies जाम्बवान्)

• तु: but/then
• तु: Prayojaka-nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adversative/contrast particle

• जाम्बवान्: Jambavan
• जाम्बवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmbavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

• ऋक्षपार्थिवः: the king of bears
• ऋक्षपार्थिवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa + pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ऋक्षाणां पार्थिवः = राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular; apposition to जाम्बवान्

• वानरान्: the monkeys
• वानरान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative plural

• सान्त्वयामास: consoled/reassured
• सान्त्वयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु, नामधातु from सान्त्व)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person singular

• सन्निरुध्य: having restrained
• सन्निरुध्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + नि + रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त); absolutive “having restrained/checked”

• प्रधानतः: chiefly
• प्रधानतः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pradhāna + tas (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय; adverb “chiefly/primarily”

Context

Sugriva having spoken in that way, the king of Bears, Jambavan restored the confidence of Vanaras.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Jāmbavān
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma includes protecting the collective mind: calming fear, preventing rash harm, and guiding people back to disciplined action.

What is the narrative situation?

Following Sugrīva’s command, Jāmbavān intervenes to stop the scattering Vānaras and reassure them.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Jāmbavān’s steadiness and wise guardianship—he acts as a stabilizing elder.