Shloka 45

Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा विबुधा वाक्‍्यं विस्मिता यत्नमास्थिता: । परिवार्यामृतं तस्थुर्वज्नी चेन्द्र: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

tac chrutvā vibudhā vākyam vismitā yatnam āsthitāḥ | parivāryāmṛtaṃ tasthur vajrī cendraḥ pratāpavān ||

Translation

ເມື່ອເທວະທັງຫຼາຍໄດ້ຍິນຄຳນັ້ນ ກໍຕົກຕະລຶງຢ່າງຍິ່ງ ແລະພາກັນພະຍາຍາມຢ່າງລະມັດລະວັງ ຢືນລ້ອມອະມຣິຕະໄວ້ທຸກດ້ານ; ພຣະອິນທຣະຜູ້ມີອານຸພາບ ຜູ້ຖືວັຊຣະ ກໍຢືນປັກຫຼັກຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ ພ້ອມປົກປ້ອງ.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• विबुधाः: the gods, the wise ones
• विबुधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विबुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वाक्यम्: speech, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विस्मिताः: astonished
• विस्मिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थिताः: having undertaken, having set about
• आस्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past active sense with intransitive: 'having undertaken/assumed')

• परिवार्य: having surrounded, encircling
• परिवार्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund; form in -य), Non-finite

• अमृतम्: nectar, ambrosia
• अमृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तस्थुः: stood
• तस्थुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वज्री: the wielder of the thunderbolt
• वज्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty, powerful
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kaśyapa
• Vibudhāḥ (Devas)
• Indra
• Vajra
• Amṛta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic vigilance: when a precious and potentially disruptive power (amṛta) is at stake, responsible guardianship and disciplined effort are required to prevent misuse and preserve cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing Kaśyapa’s statement, the gods are amazed and immediately take defensive positions around the amṛta. Indra, armed with the vajra, stands firmly among them to protect it.