Shloka 57

सुपर्णागमनम्

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

Devanagari script

नचकौतूहलंकार्यंसखित्वंप्रतिराघव ।कृतकर्मारणेवीर सखित्वंप्रतिवेत्स्यसि ।।6.50.57।।

Transliteration

na ca kautūhalaṃ kāryaṃ sakhitvaṃ prati rāghava | kṛtakarmā raṇe vīra sakhitvaṃ prativetsyasi ||6.50.57||

Translation

Hỡi Rāghava, chớ bận lòng hiếu kỳ về tình bằng hữu này; ôi dũng sĩ, khi công việc nơi chiến địa đã viên thành, ngài sẽ tự mình thấu rõ trọn vẹn.

Word by Word

• sakhe: O friend
• sakhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• rāghava: O Rāghava
• rāghava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• dharma-jña: O knower of dharma
• dharma-jña: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ripūṇām: of enemies
• ripūṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ripu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-अव्यय (even/also)

• vatsala: O affectionate one
• vatsala: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण संबोधन

• abhyanujñātum: to take your leave
• abhyanujñātum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-anu + √jñā (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), "to ask permission / take leave"

• icchāmi: I wish
• icchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• gamiṣyāmi: I will go
• gamiṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• yathā-matam: as you approve
• yathā-matam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + mata (प्रातिपदिक; √man)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable adverbial): "as is approved/as you think"

Context

"Heroic Rama! No question about your curiosity about our friendship now. After winning the war you will recognize."

Characters & Entities

• Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
• Rāghava (Rāma)
• raṇa (battle)

FAQs

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

Dharma prioritizes kartavya (duty) over personal curiosity; understanding and rewards come after righteous action is completed.

What is the narrative situation?

Suparṇa reassures Rāma that explanations about their bond can wait; the immediate focus must remain on completing the war’s righteous objective.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kartavya-niṣṭhā (steadfastness in duty).