Shloka 6
Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)
अतिदैवं तु तत् तस्य कर्म दृष्टवा महर्षय: । विस्मयोत्कम्पह्दया नाम चक्रुर्महाखगे,जिसे देवता भी नहीं कर सकते थे, गरुडका ऐसा अलौकिक कर्म देखकर वे महर्षि आश्चर्यसे चकित हो उठे। उनके हृदयमें कम्प छा गया और उन्होंने उस महान् पक्षीका नाम इस प्रकार रखा (उनके गरुड नामकी व्युत्पत्ति इस प्रकार की)--
atidaivaṁ tu tat tasya karma dṛṣṭvā maharṣayaḥ | vismayotkampahṛdayā nāma cakrur mahākhage ||
その行いが——神々の力すら凌ぐかと思われるほどの超絶であるのを見て——大聖仙たちは畏敬の驚嘆に打たれた。胸は震え、彼らはその偉大なる鳥に名を授け、その名にこそ業の大いなることを刻みつけた。
रौहिण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary power or achievement, when witnessed by the wise, is not merely admired but recognized as a sign of exceptional nature; the sages respond with reverent awe and confer an identity (a name) that reflects the deed, showing how reputation and meaning are ethically tied to action.
The sages observe a feat performed by the great bird (Garuda in the surrounding episode). Overwhelmed with astonishment and trembling wonder, they decide to give him a name, implying an etymological explanation for why he is called as he is.