Shloka 38
Adhyaya 20 — Ritadhvaja’s Companionship with the Naga Princes and the Origin of the Horse Kuvalaya
Sanskrit
योजनानां सहस्राणि व्रजन् याति पितीलिकः ।
अगच्छन् वैनतेयोऽपि पादमेकं न गच्छति ॥
Transliteration
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi vrajan yāti pitīlikaḥ | agacchan vainateyo 'pi pādam ekaṃ na gacchati ||
Translation
蟻であっても動いて進めば幾千の由旬を行くが、しかしヴァイナテーヤ（ガルダ）でさえ、動かなければ一歩たりとも進めない。
Speakers
Continuing dialogue (speaker not explicitly tagged in this verse).
Primary Deities
Garuḍa (Vainateya)
Key ThemesEffort over potentialMotivational teachingAnalogy