Shloka 8

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

विभीषणंचसुग्रीवोदृष्टवावानरभीषणम् ।ऋक्षराजंमहात्मानंसमीपस्थमुवाचह ।।6.50.8।।

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇaṃ ca sugrīvo dṛṣṭvā vānarabhīṣaṇam | ṛkṣarājaṃ mahātmānaṃ samīpastham uvāca ha ||6.50.8||

Translation

Nang makita ni Sugrīva si Vibhīṣaṇa—na nagdudulot ng pangamba sa mga Vānara—kinausap niya ang dakilang-hiningang hari ng mga oso, si Jāmbavān, na nakatayo sa malapit.

Word by Word

• विभीषणम्: Vibhishana
• विभीषणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction

• सुग्रीवः: Sugriva
• सुग्रीवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; absolutive/gerund “having seen”

• वानरभीषणम्: terrifying to the monkeys
• वानरभीषणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vānara + bhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: वानराणां भीषणम्); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative singular; agrees with विभीषणम्

• ऋक्षराजम्: the king of bears (Jambavan)
• ऋक्षराजम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛkṣa + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ऋक्षाणां राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative singular

• महात्मानम्: great-souled
• महात्मानम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् आत्मा यस्य/महान् आत्मा); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative singular; agrees with ऋक्षराजम्

• समीपस्थम्: standing nearby
• समीपस्थम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samīpa + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (समीपे स्थितः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative singular; agrees with ऋक्षराजम्

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person singular

• ह: indeed
• ह: Prayojaka-nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphatic particle

Context

Beholding Vibheeshana, the Vanaras fled, said Sugriva to the great Jambavan who stood near him.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sugrīva
• Jāmbavān (Ṛkṣarāja)
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

Dharma includes prudent discernment: leaders must evaluate newcomers carefully, balancing caution with fairness.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s presence unsettles some Vānaras; Sugrīva consults the elder Jāmbavān nearby.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Wise leadership—seeking counsel and responding calmly to fear within the ranks.