Shloka 12

नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants

Devanagari script

सूर्यरूपाणि चाभान्ति दीप्ताग्निसदृशानि च । मणिजालविचित्राणि प्रांशूनि निबिडानि च

Transliteration

sūryarūpāṇi cābhānti dīptāgnisadṛśāni ca | maṇijālavicitrāṇi prāṃśūni nibidāni ca ||

Translation

Nārada descreve os esplêndidos edifícios: eles brilham com um fulgor como o do sol e ardem como fogo aceso. Adornados com intrincadas malhas de gemas, parecem maravilhosos de ver—altos e densamente agrupados, muito próximos entre si.

Word by Word

• सूर्यरूपाणि: sun-like forms/appearances
• सूर्यरूपाणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्यरूप (सूर्य + रूप)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अभान्ति: shone, appeared radiant
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दीप्ताग्निसदृशानि: like blazing fire
• दीप्ताग्निसदृशानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्ताग्निसदृश (दीप्त + अग्नि + सदृश)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मणिजालविचित्राणि: variegated/ornate with networks/garlands of gems
• मणिजालविचित्राणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणिजालविचित्र (मणि + जाल + विचित्र)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• प्रांशूनि: tall, lofty
• प्रांशूनि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रांशु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• निबिडानि: dense, compact, closely-built
• निबिडानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निबिड
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• sūrya (sun)
• agni (fire)
• maṇi (gems/jewels)
• jāla (lattice/network)
• bhavana (implied: buildings/palaces)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dazzling allure of royal prosperity—sun-bright, fire-like, gem-adorned—suggesting how external grandeur can intensify pride and rivalry. In the Udyoga context (preparations for war), such splendor can serve as a backdrop to ethical testing: whether power and wealth are guided by dharma or become fuel for conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is describing magnificent buildings/palatial structures, emphasizing their brilliance and ornate decoration. The imagery (sun and fire; jewel-net adornments; tall and densely set structures) paints a vivid scene of royal opulence within the broader Udyoga Parva atmosphere of political tension and impending war.