Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह़्ा भारत आदिपव॑ीके अन्तर्गत आस्तीकपरवरर्में गरुडचरित्र-विषयक उनतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

te hemavikacā bhūmau yutāḥ parvatadhātubhiḥ | vyarājañ chākhinas tatra sūryāṃśupratirajjitāḥ ||

Translation

Những cây ấy, mang những đóa hoa bằng vàng, đã rơi xuống mặt đất và hòa lẫn với khoáng chất của núi (như đất son đỏ). Ở đó, cành nhánh của chúng rực sáng, như thể được nhuộm màu và soi chiếu bởi tia nắng mặt trời—một hình ảnh huy hoàng của thiên nhiên, vẫn nảy sinh ngay giữa biến động và sa rơi.

Word by Word

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हेम-विकचाः: golden-blooming (with golden blossoms)
• हेम-विकचाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमविकच
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• युताः: joined, combined
• युताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पर्वत-धातुभिः: with mountain-minerals (ores/pigments)
• पर्वत-धातुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतधातु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यराजन्: shone, were splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + राज्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural

• शाखिनः: trees
• शाखिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• सूर्य-आशु-प्रतिरञ्जिताः: as if dyed by the sun’s swift rays
• सूर्य-आशु-प्रतिरञ्जिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्याशुप्रतिरञ्जित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

रौहिण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• sūrya (the Sun)
• śākhinaḥ (trees)
• hema (golden blossoms/flowers)
• bhūmi (earth/ground)
• parvata-dhātu (mountain minerals/ores, e.g., red ochre)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily offers a vivid natural image rather than a direct moral injunction: even after falling to the ground and mixing with rough mountain minerals, the trees still appear radiant under the sun. In ethical reflection, it can suggest resilience and the persistence of beauty/order (dharma-like harmony) amid disruption.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within the Garuḍa-related episode in the Āstīka-parvan context, the scene describes trees with golden blossoms lying on the earth, mingled with mountain ores, yet shining as if colored by sunlight—an atmospheric detail emphasizing the marvel and grandeur of the setting.