Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह़्ा भारत आदिपव॑ीके अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपरवरर्में गरुडचरित्र-विषयक उनतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

te hemavikacā bhūmau yutāḥ parvatadhātubhiḥ | vyarājañ chākhinas tatra sūryāṃśupratirajjitāḥ ||

Translation

黄金の花をつけたそれらの樹々は地に落ち、山の鉱物（赤い赭土など）と混じり合っていた。そこでは枝々が、太陽の光に染められ照らし出されたかのように、まばゆく輝いていた――転落と動乱のただ中にあってもなお立ち現れる、自然の壮麗さの相である。

Word by Word

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हेम-विकचाः: golden-blooming (with golden blossoms)
• हेम-विकचाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमविकच
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• युताः: joined, combined
• युताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पर्वत-धातुभिः: with mountain-minerals (ores/pigments)
• पर्वत-धातुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतधातु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यराजन्: shone, were splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + राज्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural

• शाखिनः: trees
• शाखिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सूर्य-आशु-प्रतिरञ्जिताः: as if dyed by the sun’s swift rays
• सूर्य-आशु-प्रतिरञ्जिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्याशुप्रतिरञ्जित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

रौहिण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• sūrya (the Sun)
• śākhinaḥ (trees)
• hema (golden blossoms/flowers)
• bhūmi (earth/ground)
• parvata-dhātu (mountain minerals/ores, e.g., red ochre)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily offers a vivid natural image rather than a direct moral injunction: even after falling to the ground and mixing with rough mountain minerals, the trees still appear radiant under the sun. In ethical reflection, it can suggest resilience and the persistence of beauty/order (dharma-like harmony) amid disruption.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Garuḍa-related episode in the Āstīka-parvan context, the scene describes trees with golden blossoms lying on the earth, mingled with mountain ores, yet shining as if colored by sunlight—an atmospheric detail emphasizing the marvel and grandeur of the setting.