Shloka 50

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

सभाग्यश्चासिधर्मज्ञ राम सत्यपराक्रम ।लक्ष्मणेनसहभ्रात्रासमरेरिपुघातिना ।।6.50.50।।

Transliteration

sabhāgyaś cāsi dharmajña rāma satyaparākrama |

lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā samare ripughātinā ||6.50.50||

Translation

Afortunado és tu, ó Rāma, conhecedor do dharma, cujo valor se apoia na verdade—pois tens contigo teu irmão Lakṣmaṇa, destruidor de inimigos na batalha.

Word by Word

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• nāgāḥ: serpents
• nāgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• kādraveyāḥ: born of Kadrū
• kādraveyāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kādraveya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (descendant of Kadrū)

• tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭrāḥ: sharp-fanged
• tīkṣṇa-daṃṣṭrāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण: तीक्ष्णा दंष्ट्रा येषाम्

• viṣa-olbaṇāḥ: highly poisonous
• viṣa-olbaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + olbaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण: विषेण ओल्बणाः (abounding in poison)

• rakṣaḥ-māyā-prabhāveṇa: by the power of rākṣasa-illusion
• rakṣaḥ-māyā-prabhāveṇa: Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣas (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: रक्षसां मायायाः प्रभावः

• śarāḥ: arrows
• śarāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• bhūtvā: having become
• bhūtvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), "having become"

• tvat-āśritāḥ: having taken refuge in you / attached to you
• tvat-āśritāḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvat (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + āśrita (प्रातिपदिक; ā+√śri)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण: त्वां आश्रिताः (having resorted to you)

Context

"You are lucky and also Lakshmana your brother, destroyer of foes in war. Rama your strength is truth, and you are righteous."

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana

FAQs

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

True strength is rooted in satya (truth) and dharma; righteous power is not mere force but integrity supported by loyal relationships.

What is the narrative situation?

Garuḍa consoles Rama, praising his dharmic nature and acknowledging Lakshmana’s steadfast support in war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s truth-based valor and Lakshmana’s loyal courage—brotherhood as a dharmic support-system.