Shloka 31

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

चन्द्रश्चनामद्रोणश्चक्षीरोदेसागरोत्तमे ।अमृतंयत्रमथितंतत्रतेपरमौषधी ।।6.50.31।।

Transliteration

candraś ca nāma droṇaś ca kṣīrode sāgarottame |

amṛtaṃ yatra mathitaṃ tatra te paramauṣadhī ||6.50.31||

Translation

ในเกษีโรทสาคร—มหาสมุทรน้ำนมอันประเสริฐยิ่ง ที่ซึ่งครั้งหนึ่งเคยกวนเอาอมฤต—มีภูเขานามว่า จันทร และ โดรณะ; ณ ที่นั้นเองมีโอสถอันยอดเยี่ยมเหล่านั้น

Word by Word

• candraḥ: (the mountain) Chandra
• candraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle indicating name/indeed (नाम-निपात)

• droṇaḥ: (the mountain) Drona
• droṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: droṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• kṣīrode: in the Milk-ocean
• kṣīrode: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīroda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• sāgara-uttame: in the foremost ocean
• sāgara-uttame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāgara (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (genitive/qualificatory) compound; Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; 'in the best of oceans' (apposition to kṣīrode)

• amṛtam: nectar (of immortality)
• amṛtam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb (देशवाचक)

• mathitam: was churned
• mathitam: Kriya-Viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mathita (कृदन्त, √manth धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त); Neuter, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate adjective to 'amṛtam'

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Correlative adverb (तत्र-तदा प्रकार)

• te: those (herbs)
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural; refers to the herbs (implied)

• parama-auṣadhī: supreme herbs
• parama-auṣadhī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक) + auṣadhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Feminine, Nominative (1st), Plural (understood as paramauṣadhyaḥ/paramauṣadhīḥ; text has paramauṣadhī as collective); predicate/apposition to 'te'

Context

"There, where the milky ocean, the foremost of oceans, was churned, two mountains have risen by the name Chandra and Drona. The supreme herbs of medicine are present there."

Characters & Entities

• Kṣīroda (Milk-Ocean)
• Samudra (ocean)
• Amṛta (nectar of immortality)
• Candra (mountain)

FAQs

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

Dharma is supported by sacred resources rightly sought for healing; the verse ties medicine and restoration to a sanctified cosmic history (amṛta-manthana).

What is the narrative situation?

The location of the supreme herbs is specified: near the Milk-Ocean, associated with the churning for nectar, at mountains Candra and Droṇa.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Purposeful discernment—knowing where to seek remedies and acting with informed direction.