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

那些树木开着金色的花，坠落在大地之上，与山中的矿质（如赭土）相互混杂。其间枝柯灿然生辉，仿佛被日光染色并照耀一般——即便在倾覆与坠落之际，自然的华美仍然显现。

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.