Shloka 17

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

Devanagari script

कश्यप उवाच प्रजाहितार्थमारम्भो गरुडस्य तपोधना: । चिकीर्षति महत्कर्म तदनुज्ञातुमरहथ

Transliteration

Kaśyapa uvāca: prajāhitārtham ārambho Garuḍasya tapodhanāḥ | cikīrṣati mahat karma tad anu-jñātum arhatha ||

Translation

कश्यप बोले—हे तपोधन! गरुड का यह उद्योग प्रजाओं के हित के लिये आरम्भ हुआ है। वे एक महान् कर्म करना चाहते हैं; अतः आप लोग इन्हें आज्ञा देने योग्य हैं।

Word by Word

• कश्यपः: Kashyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रजा-हित-अर्थम्: for the sake of the welfare of the subjects
• प्रजा-हित-अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजाहितार्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आरम्भः: undertaking; effort
• आरम्भः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गरुडस्य: of Garuḍa
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तपोधनाः: O ascetics (those whose wealth is austerity)
• तपोधनाः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चिकीर्षति: wishes to do; intends to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: deed; act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (act)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनुज्ञातुम्: to permit; to authorize
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुज्ञा
• Form: Tumun (infinitive), Active

• अर्हथ: you all should; you are fit to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Garuḍa
• tapodhanāḥ (ascetics/sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A major action should be grounded in the welfare of beings (prajā-hita) and undertaken with proper authorization and ethical sanction from elders or spiritual authorities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaśyapa addresses ascetics/sages, explaining that Garuḍa is initiating an enterprise meant for the common good and asks them to grant him permission to proceed with the great task.