Shloka 18

Gālava Completes the Horse-Gift: Garuḍa’s Counsel and Viśvāmitra’s Acceptance (गालव-विष्वामित्र-सम्बन्धः)

Devanagari script

कन्दरेषु च शैलानां नदीनां निर्डरिषु च । उद्यानेषु विचित्रेषु वनेषूपवनेषु च

Transliteration

kandareṣu ca śailānāṃ nadīnāṃ nirḍariṣu ca | udyāneṣu vicitreṣu vaneṣūpavaneṣu ca

Translation

పర్వతాల గుహలలో, నదుల జలపాతాల సమీపంలో, విచిత్రమైన ఉద్యానాలలో, అలాగే వనాలలో మరియు ఉపవనాలలో।

Word by Word

• कन्दरेषु: in caves/gorges
• कन्दरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्दर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

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

• शैलानाम्: of mountains
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• नदीनाम्: of rivers
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• निर्डरिषु: in ravines/valleys (river-beds)
• निर्डरिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्डरि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

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

• उद्यानेषु: in gardens/parks
• उद्यानेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• विचित्रेषु: variegated/beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• वनेषु: in forests
• वनेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• उपवनेषु: in groves/pleasure-woods
• उपवनेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

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

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• mountains
• caves
• rivers
• ravines/river-banks
• gardens
• forests
• groves

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights secluded natural settings—caves, ravines, gardens, forests—implying that human conduct and self-control are not only matters of public life; they are also tested and revealed in private, liminal spaces away from social oversight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada enumerates various landscapes and retreats, painting a geographic and emotional backdrop of wandering or dwelling in nature. This functions as descriptive amplification within his speech, situating events or experiences across many hidden and beautiful locales.