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

हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मण्डपालाचे चार पुत्र होते, ज्यांची बुद्धी अपरिमित होती—जरितारीपासून आरंभ करून द्रोणपर्यंत.

Speakers

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

Key Themes

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