Shloka 13

Devanagari script

यत्‌ तु ध्वजस्थानगतो यत्नात्‌ परिचराम्यहम्‌ । वहामि चैवानुजं ते तेन मामवमन्यसे

Transliteration

yat tu dhvajasthānagato yatnāt paricārāmy aham | vahāmi caivānujam te tena mām avamanyase ||

Translation

എന്നാൽ ഞാൻ നിന്റെ ധ്വജസ്ഥാനത്ത് നിലകൊണ്ട് പരിശ്രമത്തോടെ നിന്നെ സേവിക്കുന്നു; നിന്റെ അനുജനെയും ഞാൻ വഹിക്കുന്നു—അതുകൊണ്ടാണ് നീ എന്നെ അവമതിക്കുന്നത്.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ध्वजस्थानगतः: having gone to the flag-post/standard-position
• ध्वजस्थानगतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्वजस्थानगत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्नात्: with effort, carefully
• यत्नात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• परिचरामि: I attend upon, I serve
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-चर्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• वहामि: I carry, I bear
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अनुजम्: younger brother
• अनुजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Common, Genitive, Singular

• तेन: therefore/with that (reason)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter/Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Singular

• अवमन्यसे: you despise, you slight
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-मन्य्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

गरुड उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• anuja (younger brother of the addressed person)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True worth is not diminished by one’s role of service; contempt born of pride is ethically blameworthy. The verse critiques the tendency to undervalue those who support and bear burdens for others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Garuḍa addresses another figure, reminding him that Garuḍa is positioned on his banner and serves him with effort, and also carries his younger brother—yet is still treated with disrespect.