Shloka 23

सुपर्णागमनम्

Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond

Devanagari script

तमेवंसान्त्वयित्वातुसमाश्वास्यचराक्षसम् ।सुषेणंश्वशुरंपार्श्वेसुग्रीवस्तमुवाचह ।।6.50.23।।

Transliteration

tam evaṃ sāntvayitvā tu samāśvāsya ca rākṣasam |

suṣeṇaṃ śvaśuraṃ pārśve sugrīvas tam uvāca ha || 6.50.23 ||

Translation

このようにしてラークシャサを慰め、心を鎮めさせたのち、スグリーヴァは傍らに立つ年長の縁者スシェーナに語りかけた。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

• सान्त्वयित्वा: having consoled
• सान्त्वयित्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु; causative of सान्त्व्/सान्त्व)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having consoled’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• समाश्वास्य: having reassured
• समाश्वास्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having reassured’

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• राक्षसम्: the rakshasa
• राक्षसम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सुषेणम्: Sushena
• सुषेणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषेण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्वशुरम्: father-in-law
• श्वशुरम्: कर्म (Appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; apposition to सुषेणम्

• पार्श्वे: at (his) side
• पार्श्वे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुग्रीव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तम्: to him
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: क्रिया (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/निपात (particle; emphasis)

Context

"On regaining consciousness, take the brothers Rama and Lakshmana, the tamers of enemies to Kishkinda accompanied by the heroic monkey army."

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Suṣeṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes seeking proper counsel and aid: after emotional support, a leader turns to competent help for restoring what is right.

What is the narrative situation?

After consoling Vibhīṣaṇa, Sugrīva shifts to practical action by consulting Suṣeṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s prudence—balancing empathy with timely decision-making.