Shloka 3

Marakata (Emerald): Mythic Origin, Anti-Poison Virtue, Qualities, Defects, and Proper Wearing

Devanagari script

ततः पक्षनिपातेन संहरन्निव रोदसी / गरुत्मान्पन्नगेन्द्रस्य प्रहर्तुमुपचक्रमे

Transliteration

tataḥ pakṣanipātena saṃharanniva rodasī / garutmānpannagendrasya prahartumupacakrame

Translation

Daraufhin begann Garutmān (Garuḍa), mit dem niederschlagenden Flügelschlag—als zöge er die beiden Welten zusammen—den Herrn der Schlangen zu treffen.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-तसिल्)
• Form: अपादानार्थक/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/then)

• पक्ष: wing
• पक्ष: Instrumental relation (in compound)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• निपातेन: by the downward stroke/flap (of wings)
• निपातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (पक्षस्य निपातः)

• संहरन्: drawing together/contracting
• संहरन्: Kriya (Concurrent action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हृ (धातु) → संहरत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा एकवचन पुंलिङ्ग; ‘as if drawing together’

• इव: as if
• इव: Upamana marker (उपमान-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय

• रोदसी: the two worlds (heaven and earth)
• रोदसी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (प्रातिपदिक-द्विवचन)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्वन्द्वार्थे द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक), द्वितीया (2nd case), द्विवचन; द्यावापृथिव्यौ

• गरुत्मान्: Garuda
• गरुत्मान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुत्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• पन्नगेन्द्रस्य: of the king of serpents
• पन्नगेन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पन्नगानाम् इन्द्रः)

• प्रहर्तुम्: to strike
• प्रहर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक

• उपचक्रमे: began/undertook
• उपचक्रमे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; not direct speech by Viṣṇu or Garuḍa in this verse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Overwhelming power must be directed toward restoring order; cosmic imagery suggests that adharma disturbs ‘both worlds’ and dharmic force re-stabilizes them.

Vedantic Theme: The play of guṇas in action: rajas (force) harnessed under sattvic purpose; apparent violence as part of cosmic maintenance (loka-saṅgraha).

Application: Use strength and influence responsibly—act firmly against harm while keeping the aim as protection and order, not personal rage.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: aerial battlefield

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana narrative sequences describing Garuḍa’s confrontation with nāgas; motifs of wing-beat storms and world-shaking movement in nearby verses

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa
• Pannagendra (King of Serpents)

FAQs

What is the importance of Garuḍa’s wing-beat imagery in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

It conveys Garuḍa’s overwhelming, world-shaking might—his movement is depicted as capable of ‘contracting’ the two worlds, emphasizing divine-scale power in the narrative.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This specific verse is not about the soul’s post-death journey; it belongs to a narrative passage highlighting Garuḍa’s strength and conflict with the serpent-king.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

The verse can be taken as a reminder that pride and hostility invite powerful consequences—cultivating restraint and dharma prevents conflict from escalating into destruction.