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नारद उवाच । गालवं वैनतेयोऽथ प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत् । दिष्ट्या कृतार्थं पश्यामि भवन्तमिह वै द्विज॥५-११७-१॥
Nārada said: Then Vainateya (Garuḍa), smiling, spoke these words to Gālava: ‘By good fortune, O brāhmaṇa, I see that you have achieved your purpose here.’
english translation
गालवस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा वैनतेयेन भाषितम् । चतुर्भागावशिष्टं तदाचख्यौ कार्यमस्य हि॥५-११७-२॥
But Gālava, having heard the words spoken by Vainateya, explained that a fourth part of the task still remained outstanding.
english translation
सुपर्णस्त्वब्रवीदेनं गालवं पततां वरः । प्रयत्नस्ते न कर्तव्यो नैष संपत्स्यते तव॥५-११७-३॥
But Suparṇa (Garuḍa), foremost among those who fly, said to Gālava: “Do not strive further; this will not succeed for you.”
english translation
पुरा हि कन्यकुब्जे वै गाधेः सत्यवतीं सुताम् । भार्यार्थेऽवरयत्कन्यामृचीकस्तेन भाषितः॥५-११७-४॥
Formerly, at Kanyakubja, Ṛcīka sought in marriage Satyavatī, the daughter of Gādhi; and Gādhi addressed him concerning that proposal.
english translation
एकतःश्यामकर्णानां हयानां चन्द्रवर्चसाम् । भगवन्दीयतां मह्यं सहस्रमिति गालव॥५-११७-५॥
“O venerable one, give me a thousand horses—each with one dark ear and moon-like radiance,” so he said, O Gālava.
english translation