Shloka 12

धन-निरुक्ति तथा गालवस्य गुरुदक्षिणा-प्रसङ्गः

Etymology of Wealth and the Gurudakṣiṇā Predicament of Gālava

Devanagari script

सा तौ तदाब्रवीत्‌ तुष्टा पतगेन्द्रद्धिजर्षभौ । न भेतव्यं सुपर्णोडसि सुपर्ण त्यज सम्भ्रमम्‌

Transliteration

sā tau tadābravīt tuṣṭā patagendradvijarṣabhau | na bhetavyaṃ suparṇo’si suparṇa tyaja sambhramam ||

Translation

心から満ち足りたその苦行の女は、二人――鳥の王ガルダと、婆羅門の最上者（ガーラヴァ）――にこう告げた。「恐れるな。汝はスパルナである。おおスパルナよ、動揺を捨て、慌てふためく心を退けよ。」

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तुष्टा: pleased, satisfied
• तुष्टा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पतगेन्द्र: O king of birds
• पतगेन्द्र: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतग-इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• द्विजर्षभौ: O best of twice-born (brahmins), you two
• द्विजर्षभौ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Dual

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भेतव्यम्: should be feared / one should fear
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी
• Form: Gerundive (tavya), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सुपर्ण: O Suparna (Garuda)
• सुपर्ण: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उडसि: you fly
• Type: Verb
• Root: उड्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुपर्ण: O Suparna
• सुपर्ण: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्यज: abandon, give up
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सम्भ्रमम्: agitation, confusion, alarm
• सम्भ्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भ्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Garuda (Suparna, Patagendra)
• Gālava (Dvijarṣabha)
• the ascetic woman (tapasvinī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain steadiness and self-command in crisis: fear and agitation cloud judgment, while composure enables dharmic action.

What is happening in the narrative?

An ascetic woman, pleased by what has occurred, reassures Garuda and the Brahmin Galava, telling Garuda not to fear and to abandon his agitation.