Shloka 2

धन-निरुक्ति तथा गालवस्य गुरुदक्षिणा-प्रसङ्गः

Etymology of Wealth and the Gurudakṣiṇā Predicament of Gālava

Devanagari script

अभिवाद्य सुपर्णस्तु गालवश्वाभिपूज्य ताम्‌ । तया च स्वागतेनोक्तौ विष्टरे संनिषीदतु:

Transliteration

abhivādya suparṇas tu gālavaś cābhipūjya tām | tayā ca svāgatenoktau viṣṭare saṃniṣīdatu ||

Translation

సుపర్ణుడు (గరుడుడు) నమస్కరించి ఆమెను యథావిధిగా గౌరవించాడు; ఆమె కూడా వారిని ఆహ్వానించి సిద్ధంగా ఉన్న ఆసనంపై కూర్చోమని చెప్పింది.

Word by Word

अभिवाद्यhaving saluted

सुपर्णःSuparṇa (Garuda)

तुbut/indeed

गालवम्Gālava

चand

अश्वम्horse

अभिपूज्यhaving honored

ताम्her

तयाby her

चand

स्वागतेनwith words of welcome

उक्तौthe two (were) addressed/spoken to

विष्टरेon the seat/couch

संनिषीदतुlet him sit down / may he take a seat

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Suparṇa (Garuḍa)

Gālava

tām (a woman addressed as 'her' in context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic etiquette: offering salutations and honoring others, and responding with welcome and a seat. Mutual respect and hospitality are presented as markers of right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Suparṇa (Garuḍa), along with Gālava, greets and honors a woman; she reciprocates by welcoming them and inviting them to sit on a prepared seat, establishing a courteous, orderly meeting.