Shloka 17

Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 104: Nārada on Suhṛt and Nirbandha; the Viśvāmitra–Gālava Exemplum Begins

Devanagari script

सोडहं पक्षैकदेशेन वहामि त्वां गतक्लम: । विमृश त्वं शनैस्तात को न्वत्र बलवानिति,तात! आपको मैं अपनी पाँखके एक देशमें बिठाकर बिना किसी थकावटके ढोता रहता हूँ। धीरेसे आप ही विचार करें कि यहाँ कौन सबसे अधिक बलवान्‌ है?

Transliteration

soḍhaṁ pakṣaikadeśena vahāmi tvāṁ gataklamaḥ | vimṛśa tvaṁ śanais tāta ko nv atra balavān iti, tāta ||

Translation

迦楼罗说道：“我毫不费力地驮着你，只让你坐在我翅膀的一小部分上。亲爱的，且安然思量：那么在此处，究竟谁才是真正更强者？”

Word by Word

• सः: he (I)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उढम्: carried/borne
• उढम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• पक्ष: wing
• पक्ष: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (as first member of compound), Singular

• एकदेशेन: with a part (one portion)
• एकदेशेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकदेश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वहामि: I carry/bear
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Present, Indicative, First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Singular

• गतक्लमः: free from fatigue (having fatigue gone)
• गतक्लमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गतक्लम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमृश: consider/reflect
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• शनैः: slowly, gently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• तात: dear one / father (voc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कः: who
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• बलवान्: strong, powerful
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• तात: dear one / father (voc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

गरुड उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa