Shloka 58

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

बालवृद्धावशेषांतुकृत्वालङ्कांशरोर्मिभिः ।रावणंचरिपुंहत्वासीतांत्वंसमुलप्स्यते ।।6.50.58।।

Transliteration

bāla-vṛddhāvaśeṣāṃ tu kṛtvā laṅkāṃ śarormi-bhiḥ | rāvaṇaṃ ca ripuṃ hatvā sītāṃ tvaṃ samulapsyase ||6.50.58||

Translation

Par tes flots de flèches, semblables à des vagues, tu ne laisseras à Laṅkā que les enfants et les vieillards ; et, après avoir tué l’ennemi Rāvaṇa, tu retrouveras Sītā.

Word by Word

• बालवृद्धावशेषान्: (them) leaving only children and the aged
• बालवृद्धावशेषान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल + वृद्ध + अवशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—(बालवृद्ध) + अवशेषान् = 'left as only children and old'

• तु: indeed/then
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात/particle; emphasis/contrast

• कृत्वा: having done/made
• कृत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having done'

• लङ्काम्: Lanka
• लङ्काम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• शरोर्मिभिः: with waves/volleys of arrows
• शरोर्मिभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + ऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; शर-ऊर्मि = 'waves of arrows'

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/coordination conjunction

• रिपुम्: the enemy
• रिपुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; रावणस्य विशेषणरूपेण 'enemy'

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); 'having slain'

• सीताम्: Sita
• सीताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; उत्तम/मध्यम? (2nd person pronoun); प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• समुलप्स्यते: will recover/obtain again
• समुलप्स्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'will obtain/recover'

Context

"Lanka will be left with youngsters and the aged with your arrows. The enemy Ravana killed, you will recover Sita."

Characters & Entities

• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• Rāma
• Laṅkā
• Rāvaṇa
• Sītā

FAQs

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

Dharma is the restoration of justice: the aggressor is punished and the wronged are restored, with the war framed as a necessary means to re-establish moral order.

What is the narrative situation?

Suparṇa foretells Rāma’s victory: Laṅkā’s forces will be devastated, Rāvaṇa will be slain, and Sītā will be regained.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (heroic power) guided by dharma (just purpose).