Shloka 46

Garuḍa–Śakra Saṃvāda and the Retrieval of Amṛta (गरुड–शक्र संवादः अमृत-अपहरण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

धारयन्तो विचित्राणि काउचनानि मनस्विन: । कवचानि महाहणि वैदूर्यविकृतानि च,मनस्वी देवता विचित्र सुवर्णमय तथा बहुमूल्य वैदूर्य मणिमय कवच धारण करने लगे

Transliteration

dhārayanto vicitrāṇi kāñcanāni manasvinaḥ | kavacāni mahārhāṇi vaidūrya-vikṛtāni ca |

Translation

เหล่าเทพผู้มีใจสูงส่งเริ่มสวมเกราะอันวิจิตรทำด้วยทองคำ—เป็นเกราะล้ำค่า ประดับฝังด้วยแก้วไวฑูรยะ (ตาแมว)

Word by Word

धारयन्तःwearing / bearing

विचित्राणिvariegated, wonderful

कौच्यानिcoats of mail / cuirasses

मनस्विनःhigh-spirited, resolute

कवचानिarmours

महाहानिvery strong / greatly protective (reading uncertain)

वैदूर्य-विकृतानिadorned/embellished with cat’s-eye gems

चand

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaśyapa

kavaca (armour)

kāñcana (gold)

vaidūrya (cat’s-eye gem)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Outer splendour and costly equipment signify status and readiness, but implicitly point to the responsibility that accompanies power—preparedness for one’s appointed duty, especially in times of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaśyapa describes noble beings putting on ornate, precious armours made of gold and embellished with vaidūrya gems, indicating a scene of formal arming and preparation.