Shloka 5

Śāṇḍilī–Suparṇa Saṃvāda

Conduct, Intention, and Restoration

Devanagari script

गालव उवाच क्रममाणस्य ते रूप॑ दृश्यते पन्नगाशन । भास्करस्थेव पूर्वाह्ने सहस्रांशोर्विवस्वत:

Transliteration

gālava uvāca | kramamāṇasya te rūpaṃ dṛśyate pannagāśana | bhāskarastheva pūrvāhne sahasrāṃśor vivasvataḥ ||

Translation

Gālava nói: “Hỡi kẻ ăn rắn (Garuḍa), khi ngươi lướt qua bầu trời, hình dáng ngươi hiện ra như Mặt Trời—Vivasvān ngàn tia—thấy vào buổi sớm, rực rỡ như đang ngự giữa không trung.”

Word by Word

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्रममाणस्य: of (you) moving/going
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: 2nd, Genitive, Singular

• रूपम्: form/appearance
• रूपम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दृश्यते: is seen/appears
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

• पन्नगाशन: O serpent-eater (Garuḍa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नगाशन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भास्करस्थः: standing in the sky (lit. in the sun/sky-region)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भास्करस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पूर्वाह्ने: in the forenoon
• पूर्वाह्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वाह्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सहस्रांशोः: of the thousand-rayed (sun)
• सहस्रांशोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रांशु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विवस्वतः: of Vivasvān (the Sun)
• विवस्वतः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवस्वत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

गालव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• Garuḍa
• Vivasvān (Sūrya)
• Sun (Bhāskara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse models respectful speech and moral admiration: extraordinary power should be recognized with humility and clarity, and true greatness is portrayed as life-giving radiance rather than mere intimidation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Gālava addresses Garuḍa directly, describing how Garuḍa’s moving form in the sky appears like the brilliant forenoon Sun, emphasizing his awe-inspiring visibility and majesty.