Shloka 7

Kāraṇānvēṣaṇam: The 32 Marks of Hari, Defects (Doṣas), Death-Omens, and Hari’s Omnipresence in Social & Household Life

Devanagari script

हनुर्यस्यानुन्नतं चास्ति वीन्द्र तल्लक्षणं प्राहुरार्यास्तृतीयम् / यद्दन्ता वै तीक्ष्णसूक्ष्माश्च संति तल्लक्षणं चाहुरार्याश्चतुर्थम्

Transliteration

hanuryasyānunnataṃ cāsti vīndra tallakṣaṇaṃ prāhurāryāstṛtīyam / yaddantā vai tīkṣṇasūkṣmāśca saṃti tallakṣaṇaṃ cāhurāryāścaturtham

Translation

O Bester der Vögel (Garuda), die Edlen erklären als drittes Zeichen, dass der Kiefer nicht angehoben ist. Und als viertes Zeichen nennen sie, dass die Zähne wahrlich scharf und fein sind.

Word by Word

• hanuḥ: jaw
• hanuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; relative pronoun

• anunnatam: not raised/low
• anunnatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-unnata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate adjective with 'asti' (agreeing by sense with 'hanuḥ')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vīndra: O best of heroes (epithet)
• vīndra: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रयोग: 'vīra iva indraḥ' (epithet)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying 'lakṣaṇam'

• lakṣaṇam: mark/characteristic
• lakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• prāhuḥ: they declared
• prāhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āryāḥ: the noble ones/sages
• āryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tṛtīyam: the third
• tṛtīyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ordinal qualifying 'lakṣaṇam' understood

• yat: that/wherein
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; correlating with 'tat' in next clause; here introducing description

• dantāḥ: teeth
• dantāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• tīkṣṇa-sūkṣmāḥ: sharp and subtle
• tīkṣṇa-sūkṣmāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; द्वन्द्व used adjectivally = 'sharp and fine'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• santi: are
• santi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifying 'lakṣaṇam'

• lakṣaṇam: mark/characteristic
• lakṣaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-निपात)

• āhuḥ: they say
• āhuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• āryāḥ: the noble ones/sages
• āryāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• caturtham: the fourth
• caturtham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ordinal qualifying 'lakṣaṇam' understood

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lakṣaṇa-jñāna: knowing distinguishing marks as a form of discriminative knowledge used to recognize the divine/auspicious archetype.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) supported by śāstra-pramāṇa; form-knowledge as an aid to focused contemplation.

Application: Apply discriminative attention: in meditation, refine the mental image with specific features; in study, learn to read purāṇic ‘lakṣaṇa’ lists as symbolic pointers rather than mere physiognomy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana lakṣaṇa enumerations continuing beyond the ‘second’ mark; Adjacent verses listing further bodily signs (lips, hands, nails, cheeks)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of lakṣaṇa (signs) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the text catalogs observable “marks” (lakṣaṇa) recognized by the wise (āryāḥ) as indicators for classification and traditional assessment of a person’s nature and condition.

How does this verse fit into the Vishnu–Garuda dialogue in the Garuda Purana?

Vishnu continues enumerating sequential signs (third and fourth) while addressing Garuda as vīndra, keeping the didactic, list-based style typical of the dialogue sections.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to read scriptures contextually: the Purana records traditional observations, but ethical conduct (dharma) and compassion should guide how any ‘signs’ are interpreted in real life.