Shloka 5

Devanagari script

सौतिरुवाच ततः स विदप्रो निष्क्रान्तो निषादीसहितस्तदा । वर्धयित्वा च गरुडमिष्टं देशं जगाम ह,उग्रश्रवाजी कहते हैं--उनके ऐसा कहनेपर वह ब्राह्मण निषादीसहित गरुडके मुखसे निकल आया और उन्हें आशीर्वाद देकर अभीष्ट देशको चला गया

Transliteration

Sautir uvāca—tataḥ sa vidyāpradaḥ niṣkrānto niṣādī-sahitas tadā | vardhayitvā ca garuḍam iṣṭaṃ deśaṃ jagāma ha ||

Translation

Sauti said: Then, upon those words being spoken, that bestower of sacred knowledge came out (from Garuḍa’s mouth), together with the Niṣādī woman. Having blessed and strengthened Garuḍa with benedictions, he departed for the place he desired. The episode underscores the ethical force of truthfulness and gratitude: one who is rescued and honored responds with a blessing, and the rescuer’s restraint and right conduct bear auspicious fruit.

Word by Word

• सूतिः: Sauti (Ugraśravas), the narrator
• सूतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निष्क्रान्तः: having come out / emerged
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष्क्रम् (धातु) → निष्क्रान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• निषादी: with the Niṣādī woman
• निषादी: Sahakari_Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निषादी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

• वर्धयित्वा: having increased / having gladdened / having blessed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु) → वर्धयित्वा (तुमुन्/क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, causative)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Causative

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• गरुडम्: Garuda
• गरुडम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इष्टम्: desired, wished-for
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, from इष्/यज् sense 'desired')
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देशम्: place, region
• देशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)

Speaker

गरुड उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ugraśravas (Sauti)
• Garuḍa
• Brāhmaṇa (vidyāprada)
• Niṣādī (Niṣāda woman)
• iṣṭa-deśa (desired place)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical reciprocity: when one is released from danger through another’s restraint and right conduct, gratitude is expressed through blessing. It also implies that dharmic action—self-control and honoring others—naturally yields auspicious outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sauti narrates that the brāhmaṇa (described as a giver of knowledge) and the Niṣādī woman emerge from Garuḍa’s mouth. The brāhmaṇa then blesses/strengthens Garuḍa and departs to his chosen destination.