Shloka 16

Devanagari script

एवमुक्ते सखा तस्य गरुडो विनतात्मज: । दर्शयामास त॑ प्राह संदहृष्ट: प्रियकाम्यया,गालवके इस प्रकार कहनेपर उनके सखा विनतानन्दन गरुड़ने अत्यन्त प्रसन्न होकर उनका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे उन्हें दर्शन दिया और इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

evam ukte sakhā tasya garuḍo vinatātmajaḥ | darśayāmāsa taṁ prāha saṁdahṛṣṭaḥ priyakāmyayā ||

Translation

Ditas essas palavras, seu amigo Garuḍa — filho de Vinatā — apareceu diante dele. Muito jubiloso e desejoso de fazer o que lhe era caro, Garuḍa revelou-se e falou assim—.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तेwhen (it was) said

सखाfriend

तस्यof him

गरुडःGaruḍa

विनता-आत्मजःson of Vinatā

दर्शयामासshowed; made (himself) seen

तम्him

प्राहsaid

सदा-हृष्टःalways delighted; very pleased

प्रिय-काम्ययाwith the desire to do what is pleasing

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Garuḍa

Vinatā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic ideal of friendship: a true friend, pleased by a rightful request, comes forward willingly to help and to fulfill what is dear to the other.

What is happening in the narrative?

After someone speaks (implied: a request or statement), Garuḍa—identified as Vinatā’s son and the person’s friend—appears before him, delighted, and begins to speak, indicating readiness to assist.