Shloka 6
Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara
Sanskrit
तद्दृष्टमात्रं कङ्केन रक्षः क्रोधसमन्वितम् ।
प्रोवाच कस्मादायातस्त्वमितो ह्यण्डजाधम ॥
Transliteration
taddṛṣṭamātraṃ kaṅkena rakṣaḥ krodhasamanvitam /
provāca kasmād āyātas tvam ito hy aṇḍajādhama //
Translation
বকটিকে দেখামাত্রই রাক্ষসটি ক্রোধে পূর্ণ হয়ে বলল— “তুই কোথা থেকে এখানে এসেছিস? হে অণ্ডজদের মধ্যে অধম!”
Speakers
A rākṣasa addressing the kaṅka (heron); narrative voice is the Purana’s storyteller (exact frame-speaker not specified in the input)
Key Themes
Narrative conflictAnger (krodha) as a catalystInsult and dehumanizing speechFrame-story setup involving birds