Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

ततः शनै: पर्यपतत्‌ पक्षै: शैलान्‌ प्रकम्पयन्‌ । एवं सो5भ्यपतद्‌ देशान्‌ बहूनू सगजकच्छप:

Transliteration

tataḥ śanaiḥ paryapatat pakṣaiḥ śailān prakampayan | evaṃ so 'bhyapatad deśān bahūn sa gaja-kacchapaḥ ||

Translation

それからガルダは、翼のはためきで山々を震わせつつ、ゆるやかに飛び続けた。こうして象と亀を携えたまま、幾多の国土を飛び巡った。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय

• शनैः: slowly, gradually
• शनैः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (शनैस्-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• पर्यपतत्: flew about / moved around (in flight)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पतति)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पक्षैः: with (his) wings
• पक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• शैलान्: mountains
• शैलान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रकम्पयन्: shaking, causing to tremble
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प् (कम्पयति) / प्रकम्पय्
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एवं: thus, in this manner
• एवं: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: अव्यय

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अभ्यपतत्: flew over / flew towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पतति) / अभि+पत्
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• देशान्: regions, countries
• देशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• बहून्: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सगजकच्छपः: together with the elephant and the tortoise
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-गज-कच्छप
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

रौहिण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• mountains (śailāḥ)
• regions/lands (deśāḥ)
• elephant (gaja)
• tortoise (kacchapa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the sheer force of Garuḍa’s might—so great that even mountains tremble—suggesting an ethical reflection: immense power affects the world around it and therefore calls for restraint and right purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Garuḍa continues flying, slowly but powerfully; the wind from his wings shakes mountains as he travels across many regions while still carrying the elephant and the tortoise.