Shloka 33

Devanagari script

यन्मङ्गलं सुपर्णस्य विनताऽकल्पयत्पुरा।अमृतं प्रार्थयानस्य तत्ते भवतु मङ्गलम्।।2.25.33।।

Transliteration

yan maṅgalaṃ suparṇasya vinatā kalpayat purā |

amṛtaṃ prārthayānasya tat te bhavatu maṅgalam ||2.25.33||

Translation

Semoga keberkatan yang dahulu Vinatā peroleh bagi Suparṇa (Garuḍa) ketika baginda memohon amṛta, nektar keabadian, menjadi keberkatan bagimu.

Word by Word

• yat: which/whatever
• yat: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; relative pronoun

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular

• suparṇasya: of Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• suparṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6 विभक्ति), Singular

• vinatā: Vinatā
• vinatā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1), Singular

• akalpayat: arranged/created
• akalpayat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √kḷp (कॢप् धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; causative sense in context 'arranged/created'

• purā: formerly/once
• purā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• amṛtam: nectar (amṛta)
• amṛtam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2), Singular

• prārthayānasya: of (him) seeking/requesting
• prārthayānasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √arth (अर्थ् धातु) (शतृ/शानच् कृदन्त)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6), Singular, Masculine/Neuter agreement with suparṇasya; 'of (him) seeking'

• tat: that
• tat: Visheshya/Anuyogi (सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4), Singular

• bhavatu: may it be
• bhavatu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• maṅgalam: auspicious blessing
• maṅgalam: Karma (कर्म) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṅgala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1), Singular

Context

May you be conferred with the same blessings which Vinata bestowed on Garuda at the time of bringing nectar!

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Rāma
• Garuḍa (Suparṇa)
• Vinatā
• Amṛta

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Auspiciousness is linked with purposeful striving: the blessing invoked supports righteous pursuit of a goal, suggesting that disciplined effort aligned with dharma merits protection.

What is the narrative situation?

Kauśalyā continues her sequence of blessings by invoking Garuḍa’s famed quest for amṛta as a model of successful attainment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determined aspiration (prayatna) supported by blessing—an ethical encouragement to persist without abandoning dharma.