Shloka 13

Garuḍa’s Assault on the Devas and the Fire-Barrier (अमृत-रक्षा-युद्धम्)

Devanagari script

पुन: प्रोवाच विनता पुत्रहार्दादिदं वच: । जानन्त्यप्यतुलं वीर्यमाशीर्वादपरायणा

Transliteration

punaḥ provāca vinatā putrahārdād idaṃ vacaḥ | jānaty apy atulaṃ vīryam āśīrvādaparāyaṇā ||

Translation

Rồi Vinatā lại lên tiếng, vì tình thương sâu nặng của người mẹ dành cho con. Dẫu biết sức mạnh của con mình vô song, bà vẫn một lòng ban lời chúc phúc—nói những lời để che chở và dẫn dắt con trước những điều sắp tới.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• विनता: Vinata
• विनता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनता
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• पुत्रहार्दात्: from affection for (her) son
• पुत्रहार्दात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रहार्द
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

• इदं: this
• इदं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• जानन्ती: knowing
• जानन्ती: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), feminine, nominative, singular

• अपि: even/although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अतुलं: incomparable
• अतुलं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वीर्यं: strength/valor/power
• वीर्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आशीर्वादपरायणा: devoted to giving blessings
• आशीर्वादपरायणा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशीर्वादपरायण
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

गरुड उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Vinatā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when someone is already powerful, loving elders still offer blessings and guidance; affection expresses itself as protective speech, reminding that strength should be accompanied by auspicious intention and right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Garuḍa is speaking in the chapter, and the verse describes Vinatā speaking again: moved by maternal love, she addresses him with blessing-oriented words, despite knowing his unmatched power.