Shloka 61

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

विरुजौराघवौदृष्टवाततोवानरयूथपाः ।सिंहनादांस्तदानेदुर्लङ्गूलंन्दुधुवुस्तदा ।।6.50.61।।

Transliteration

virujau rāghavau dṛṣṭvā tato vānarayūthapāḥ | siṃha-nādāṃs tadā nedur lāṅgūlāni dudhuvus tadā ||6.50.61||

Translation

そのとき、二人のラ―ガヴァが苦患を離れたのを見たヴァーナラの群れの首領たちは、獅子のごとく咆哮し、歓喜して尾を打ち振った。

Word by Word

• आस्फोट्याः: clapping/snapping
• आस्फोट्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-स्फोट्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-विशेषण (to be snapped/clapped) used as epithet; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'clapping/snapping (their limbs)' (contextual)

• स्पोट्यविक्रान्ताः: snapping and valiant
• स्पोट्यविक्रान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्पोट्य + विक्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय—'snapping (and) valiant' qualifying वानराः

• वानराः: monkeys/vanaras
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• नगयोधिनः: fighters with (uprooted) trees/mountains
• नगयोधिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नग + योधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नगैः/नगान् (trees/mountains) युध्यन्ते इति—'fighters with uprooted trees/mountains' qualifying वानराः

• द्रुमान्: trees
• द्रुमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• उत्पाट्य: having uprooted
• उत्पाट्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-पट्/उत्-पाट् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund); 'having uprooted/torn out'

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् qualifying द्रुमान्

• तस्थुः: stood
• तस्थुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; 'stood'

• शतसहस्रशः: by hundreds and thousands
• शतसहस्रशः: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शत + सहस्र + शस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; संख्यावाचक-समास (द्विगु) + शस्-प्रत्यय; distributive adverb 'by hundreds and thousands'

Context

Having spoken to Rama in that manner, Suparna endowed with wind speed in flight embraced Rama and went around him as a mark of reverence and soared into the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma in community life is shared courage: when righteous leadership is restored, allies regain morale and recommit to the just cause.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are relieved of their affliction, the vanara commanders celebrate loudly, signaling renewed confidence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Utsāha (uplifted energy) and loyalty to righteous leadership.