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

तुम अपने बाणों की तरंगों से लंका को केवल बालक और वृद्ध शेष रहने तक कर दोगे। और शत्रु रावण का वध करके तुम सीता को पुनः प्राप्त करोगे।

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).