Shloka 8
Śāṇḍilī–Suparṇa Saṃvāda
Conduct, Intention, and Restoration
समीननागनक्रं च खमिवारोप्यते जलम् | वायुना चैव महता पक्षवातेन चानिशम्,पाँखोंके हिलानेसे निरन्तर उठती हुई प्रचण्ड वायुके वेगसे मत्स्य, जलहस्ती तथा मगरोंसहित समुद्रका जल तुम्हारे द्वारा मानो आकाशमें उछाल दिया जाता है
samīnanāganakraṃ ca kham ivāropyate jalam | vāyunā caiva mahatā pakṣavātena cāniśam ||
Gālava berkata: “Dengan deru angin yang dahsyat dan tidak henti-henti, terhasil daripada kepakan sayapmu yang berterusan, air lautan—bersama ikan, gajah air, dan buaya—tampak seolah-olah dilontarkan ke langit olehmu.”
गालव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses hyperbolic nature imagery to highlight overwhelming power; ethically, such power should be governed by dharma—directed toward rightful ends and tempered by self-control rather than pride or harm.
Gālava addresses a powerful winged being (implied by ‘wing-wind’), describing how its constant wingbeats create such a fierce gale that the sea’s waters, along with aquatic creatures, appear to be hurled up into the sky—an expression of awe and emphasis on might.