Shloka 11

नारदेन गरुडात्मजानां नामकीर्तनम् | Nārada’s Enumeration of Garuḍa’s Descendants

Devanagari script

पार्थिवानीव चाभान्ति पद्मरागमयानि च । शैलानीव च दृश्यन्ते दारवाणीव चाप्युत,इनमेंसे कुछ तो मिट्टीके बने हुए-से जान पड़ते हैं, कुछ पद्मरागमणिद्धारा निर्मित प्रतीत होते हैं, कुछ मकान पत्थरोंके और कुछ लकड़ियोंके बने हुए-से दिखायी देते हैं

Transliteration

pārthivānīva cābhānti padmarāgamayāni ca | śailānīva ca dṛśyante dāravānīva cāpy uta ||

Translation

Nārada nói: “Có công trình trông như làm bằng đất; có công trình dường như được tạo từ những bảo thạch đỏ như hồng ngọc; có công trình như xây bằng đá, và có công trình như dựng bằng gỗ.”

Word by Word

पार्थिवानिearthen, made of clay

इवlike, as if

चand

आभान्तिshine/appear

पद्मरागमयानिmade of ruby (padmarāga)

चand

शैलानिstone(-built ones), rocks

इवlike, as if

चand

दृश्यन्तेare seen, appear

दारवाणिwooden (structures/things)

इवlike, as if

चand

अपिalso, even

उतand also / moreover

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Narada

earth/clay

padmaraga (ruby)

stone/rock

wood

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how the same set of objects can present themselves in many outward forms—earthy, gem-like, stony, or wooden—inviting discernment and caution against judging reality solely by external appearance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada is describing remarkable constructions (or sights) whose materials seem to vary dramatically, emphasizing their striking and possibly uncanny appearance.