Shloka 24

Devanagari script

स ततः शतसाहस्र॑ योजनान्तरमागत: । कालेन नातिमहता गरुड: पतगेश्वर:,पक्षिराज गरुड उसे लेकर थोड़ी ही देरमें वहाँसे एक लाख योजन दूर चले आये

Transliteration

sa tataḥ śatasāhasraṃ yojanāntaram āgataḥ | kālena nātimahatā garuḍaḥ patageśvaraḥ ||

Translation

Then Garuḍa—the lord of birds—carried it away and, in no great time, came to a distance of one hundred thousand yojanas from that place.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: from there/then
• ततः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• शतसाहस्रम्: a hundred thousand
• शतसाहस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतसाहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• योजनान्तरम्: a distance of yojanas (interval of yojanas)
• योजनान्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योजनान्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आगतः: came/arrived
• आगतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कालेन: in/with time; after (some) time
• कालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतिमहता: very great (in extent)
• अतिमहता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिमहत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गरुडः: Garuda
• गरुडः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पतगेश्वरः: lord of birds
• पतगेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतगेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कश्यप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast effort and extraordinary capability directed toward a goal: when purpose is firm, even immense obstacles—symbolized by vast distance—can be overcome swiftly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kāśyapa describes Garuḍa moving rapidly: in a short time he travels one hundred thousand yojanas from the previous location, emphasizing his superhuman speed and power within the unfolding Garuḍa episode.