Shloka 6
त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः
Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka
कामंतिष्ठमहाराजनिर्गमिष्याम्यहंरणम् ।उद्धरिष्यामितेशत्रूंन्गरुडःपन्नगानिव ।।।।
kāmaṃ tiṣṭha mahārāja nirgamiṣyāmy ahaṃ raṇam | uddhariṣyāmi te śatrūn garuḍaḥ pannagān iva ||
ಮಹಾರಾಜನೇ, ನಿರ್ಭಯವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತಿರಲಿ; ನಾನು ಯುದ್ಧಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಹೊರಟು, ಗರುಡನು ಸರ್ಪಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವಂತೆ, ನಿನ್ನ ಶತ್ರುಗಳನ್ನು ಬೇರುಸಹಿತ ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕುವೆನು.
"O King! Stay on. I will move forth to the battlefield and uproot your enemy like Garuda uprooted serpents."
FAQs
It contrasts confident speech with dharmic truth: boasting of annihilation, without righteous cause, becomes a mark of adharma and self-delusion.
A warrior seeks the king’s permission to enter battle, promising decisive victory through a Garuḍa-like metaphor.
Martial confidence and initiative; ethically, the epic later tests whether such confidence is aligned with satya and dharma.