Shloka 17

धन-निरुक्ति तथा गालवस्य गुरुदक्षिणा-प्रसङ्गः

Etymology of Wealth and the Gurudakṣiṇā Predicament of Gālava

Devanagari script

भवितासि यथापूर्व बलवीर्यसमन्वित: । बभूवतुस्ततस्तस्य पक्षौ द्रविणवत्तरी,“अब तुम पहलेकी ही भाँति बल और पराक्रमसे सम्पन्न हो जाओगे।” शाण्डिलीके इतना कहते ही गरुड़की पाँखें पहलेसे भी अधिक शक्तिशाली हो गयीं

Transliteration

bhavitāsi yathāpūrvaṃ balavīryasamanvitaḥ | babhūvatus tataḥ tasya pakṣau draviṇavattarī |

Translation

那罗陀说道：“你将如同从前一般，复得力量与英雄之威。”当商陀梨如此言毕，迦楼罗的双翼便比先前更为雄健有力——这昭示着：凭借真实而慈善的言语，以及圣者祝福的威德，他与生俱来的神力得以复归。

Word by Word

• भविता: you will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• असि: you are (auxiliary/copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• पूर्वम्: formerly, before
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• बलवीर्यसमन्वितः: endowed with strength and valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समन्वित (कृदन्त; सम्+अन्वि/इ धातु से)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• बभूवतुः: the two became / came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3, dual, परस्मैपद

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• पक्षौ: two wings
• पक्षौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• द्रविणवत्तरी: more splendid/wealthy (i.e., more powerful/abundant) (dual, qualifying wings)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रविणवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तर (तद्धित/तुलनात्मक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Śāṇḍilī
• Garuḍa
• wings (pakṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the potency of a righteous person’s words: a sage’s truthful, compassionate utterance functions as a blessing that restores strength. It underscores ethical speech and ascetic merit as forces that can heal and empower.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada reports that Śāṇḍilī assures Garuḍa he will regain his former strength and valor. Immediately after her statement, Garuḍa’s wings become even stronger than before, marking a tangible transformation brought about by her blessing.