Shloka 25

सुपर्णागमनम्

Garuda’s Arrival and the Release from the Serpent-Arrow Bond

Devanagari script

अहंतुरावणंहत्वासपुत्रंसहबान्धवम् ।मैथिलीमानयिष्यामिशक्रोनष्टामिवश्रियम् ।।6.50.25।।

Transliteration

ahaṃ tu rāvaṇaṃ hatvā saputraṃ sahabāndhavam |

maithilīm ānayiṣyāmi śakro naṣṭām iva śriyam || 6.50.25 ||

Translation

Adapun aku, setelah membunuh Rāvaṇa bersama anak-anaknya dan kaum kerabatnya, akan membawa pulang Maithilī—laksana Śakra mendapatkan kembali kemuliaan yang hilang.

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• रावणम्: Ravana
• रावणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having slain’

• स-पुत्रम्: with his sons
• स-पुत्रम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/‘with’) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (putraiḥ saha), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying रावणम्

• सह-बान्धवम्: with his kinsmen
• सह-बान्धवम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय) + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (bāndhavaiḥ saha), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying रावणम्

• मैथिलीम्: Maithili (Sita)
• मैथिलीम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैथिली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आनयिष्यामि: I will bring
• आनयिष्यामि: क्रिया (Finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• शक्रः: Indra
• शक्रः: उपमान (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नष्टाम्: lost
• नष्टाम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; qualifying श्रियम्

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा (Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• श्रियम्: fortune, prosperity
• श्रियम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Context

Hearing the words of Vanara Lord, Sushena spoke about the fierce and great war that he had experienced between Devas and asuras.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Rāvaṇa
• Maithilī (Sītā)
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

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

Dharma as restorative justice: the aim is not mere victory but the recovery of the wronged (Sītā) and the re-establishment of rightful order.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva declares his determination to defeat Rāvaṇa and restore Sītā, reinforcing morale and commitment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sugrīva’s resolve and loyalty to Rāma’s cause.