Shloka 2

Devanagari script

पादौ पाणी तथा गुह्यं जिह्वा-केश-नखाः शिरः / सन्धिमार्गाश्च बहुशो रेखा नैकविधास्तथा

Transliteration

pādau pāṇī tathā guhyaṃ jihvā-keśa-nakhāḥ śiraḥ / sandhimārgāśca bahuśo rekhā naikavidhāstathā

Translation

The feet and hands, the secret organ, the tongue, hair and nails, and the head—likewise the many passages at the joints, and the numerous lines and markings—are of various kinds.

Word by Word

• पादौ: two feet
• पादौ: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• पाणी: two hands
• पाणी: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (also/likewise)

• गुह्यम्: the genital/secret part
• गुह्यम्: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुह्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जिह्वा: tongue
• जिह्वा: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिह्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• केश: hair
• केश: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• नखाः: nails
• नखाः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सन्धिमार्गाः: joint-channels/passages
• सन्धिमार्गाः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्धि + मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘paths/channels of joints’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• बहुशः: in many ways/manyfold
• बहुशः: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुशः (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/प्रचुरता-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: many times/in many ways)

• रेखाः: lines/markings
• रेखाः: Karta (Item in list/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एकविधाः: of one kind
• एकविधाः: Sambandha (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of one kind)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The body is a composite with many differentiated organs, joints, passages, and markings—supporting deha-as-constructed understanding.

Vedantic Theme: Anātma analysis: enumerating parts undermines the notion of a single permanent 'I' in the body.

Application: Use body-part contemplation to reduce vanity and attachment; cultivate respect for bodily limits and mindful care without identification.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: further deha-vicāra and preta-body descriptions where channels and parts are enumerated

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of bodily lines (rekhā) and passages (sandhi-mārga) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse emphasizes that bodily markings and internal passages vary widely, supporting the text’s broader discussion of embodied conditions and their differing characteristics.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

In the Preta Kanda, such anatomical descriptions help frame how the being is understood in embodied and post-embodied states, preparing the ground for explanations of the preta’s experience and rites that support the departed.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages carefulness and reverence toward the body as a structured, complex instrument—supporting disciplined living (dharma) and mindful observance of śrāddha and related death-rites when required.