Shloka 37

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्यनागास्तेसम्प्रदुद्रुवुः ।यैस्तौसत्पुरुषौबद्धौशरभूतैर्महाबलौ ।।6.50.37।।

Transliteration

tam āgatam abhiprekṣya nāgās te sampradudruvuḥ |

yais tau satpuruṣau baddhau śarabhūtair mahābalau ||6.50.37||

Translation

ครั้นเห็นท่านมาถึง เหล่านาคเหล่านั้นก็พากันหนีไป—นาคพวกเดียวกันนี่เองที่เคยแปลงเป็นศรผูกมัดบุรุษผู้ประเสริฐทั้งสอง ผู้มีกำลังยิ่ง

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; refers to Garuḍa

• āgatam: arrived
• āgatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त, ā-√gam धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त); Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifies 'tam'

• abhiprekṣya: having looked at/seen
• abhiprekṣya: Kriya (क्रियापूर्वक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√prekṣ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, here ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त); 'having seen'

• nāgāḥ: serpents
• nāgāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• te: those
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; apposition to 'nāgāḥ'

• sampradudruvuḥ: fled away
• sampradudruvuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-√dru (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• yaiḥ: by which/with which
• yaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; refers to 'śarabhūtaiḥ' (arrows)

• tau: those two
• tau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Nominative (1st), Dual

• sat-puruṣau: two noble men
• sat-puruṣau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Masculine, Nominative, Dual; apposition to 'tau'

• baddhau: bound
• baddhau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baddha (कृदन्त, √bandh धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त); Masculine, Nominative, Dual; predicate adjective to 'tau satpuruṣau'

• śara-bhūtaiḥ: by (things) in the form of arrows
• śara-bhūtaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (कृदन्त, √bhū धातु)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; 'having become arrows' = 'in the form of arrows'

• mahābalau: mighty
• mahābalau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi; Masculine, Nominative, Dual; qualifies 'tau satpuruṣau'

Context

Thereafter Garuda paying his respects to the noble Rama and Lakshmana, touching their feet, wiped their face which shone like the moon.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Nāgas (serpents)
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit (implied as the source of nāga-arrows)

FAQs

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

Unrighteous bindings cannot endure before truth and rightful power; adharma retreats when confronted by a higher moral force.

What is the narrative situation?

Garuḍa’s arrival causes the nāga-bonds (serpents-as-arrows) to lose their hold and flee.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The steadfast nobility of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa (satpuruṣa-lakṣaṇa): even when restrained, their righteousness remains intact and is vindicated.