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Shloka 21

Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)

ततो नि:पुरुषं शैलं हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम्‌ । अगम्यं मनसाप्यन्यैस्तस्थाचख्यौ स कश्यप:

tato niḥpuruṣaṃ śailaṃ himasaṃruddhakandaram | agamyaṃ manasāpy anyais tasthācakhyau sa kaśyapaḥ ||

ત્યારે કશ્યપે તેને એક સર્વથા નિર્જન પર્વત બતાવ્યો; જેના ગુફામાર્ગો હિમથી બંધ હતા અને જ્યાં બીજાઓ મનથી પણ પહોંચી ન શકે એટલો અગમ્ય હતો।

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
निःपुरुषम्devoid of men, uninhabited
निःपुरुषम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिःपुरुष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शैलम्mountain
शैलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशैल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम्whose caves are blocked/covered by snow
हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहिम-संरुद्ध-कन्दर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अगम्यम्inaccessible, not to be reached
अगम्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअगम्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मनसाby mind, mentally
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अन्यैःby others
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तस्थौstood, remained
तस्थौ:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
आचख्यौtold, pointed out, described
आचख्यौ:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चक्ष्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कश्यपःKashyapa
कश्यपः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootकश्यप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

कश्यप उवाच

कश्यप (Kaśyapa)
शैल (mountain)
कन्दर (caves/caverns)
हिम (snow/ice)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the idea of deliberate inaccessibility: certain places (and by extension certain aims) are set beyond ordinary reach, emphasizing restraint, secrecy, and the authority of a sage to designate protected or remote spaces.

Kaśyapa indicates a particular mountain—deserted, snow-sealed in its caves, and extremely inaccessible—thereby directing attention to a remote location that others cannot approach even mentally.