Shloka 32

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

मण्डपालसुताश्चासंश्चत्वारोऽमितबुद्धयः ।

जरितारिप्रभृतयो द्रोणान्ता द्विजसत्तमाः ॥

Transliteration

maṇḍapālasutāś cāsaṁś catvāro 'mitabuddhayaḥ |

jaritāriprabhr̥tayo droṇāntā dvijasattamāḥ ||

Translation

ಓ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನೇ! ಮಂಡಪಾಲನಿಗೆ ಅಪಾರ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪುತ್ರರು ಇದ್ದರು—ಜರಿತಾರಿಯಿಂದ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿ ದ್ರೋಣನ ತನಕ.

Word by Word

• मण्डपालसुताः: sons of Maṇḍapāla
• मण्डपालसुताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डपाल + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मण्डपालस्य सुताः)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• अमितबुद्धयः: of immeasurable intellect
• अमितबुद्धयः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (अमिता बुद्धिर्येषाम्)

• जरितारि: Jaritāri (name)
• जरितारि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरिता + अरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समूह-निर्देशे); नाम (proper name)

• प्रभृतयः: and others beginning with
• प्रभृतयः: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्राय; ‘प्रभृति’ = ‘beginning with/and others’; here used as plural marker with names

• द्रोणान्ताः: ending with Droṇa (i.e., up to Droṇa)
• द्रोणान्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; नामसमूहः ‘ending with Droṇa’ (द्रोणः अन्ते येषाम्)

• द्विजसत्तमाः: best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (द्विजानां सत्तमाः)

Speakers

• Narrator (Purāṇic voice) addressing a dvija (likely Jaimini in the frame context)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Frame narrative
• Genealogical identification
• Wisdom attributed to non-human speakers (birds)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse establishes that profound discernment (amita-buddhi) is not restricted to social rank or even species; the Purāṇic frame legitimizes the birds as authoritative teachers of dharma and right conduct.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Primarily belongs to Vaṁśa/Vaṁśānucarita (genealogy and lineage-linked narrative), since it identifies the progeny of Maṇḍapāla and sets up their role in the unfolding discourse.

What is the esoteric significance?

The ‘four’ wise birds can be read as a didactic device: multiple voices of discernment that together transmit dharma. Their being ‘twice-born’-addressed (dvijasattama) underscores that true wisdom must withstand scrutiny by the learned and is not merely conventional authority.