Shloka 10

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

कङ्कं विनिहतं श्रुत्वा कन्धरः क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ।

विद्युद्रूपवधायाशु मनश्चक्रेऽण्डजेश्वरः ॥

Transliteration

kaṅkaṃ vinihataṃ śrutvā kandharaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ / vidyudrūpavadhāyāśu manaścakre 'ṇḍajeśvaraḥ

Translation

En apprenant que Kaṅka avait été tué, Kandhara—terrassé par une syncope de colère—résolut aussitôt en son esprit de tuer Vidyudrūpa, seigneur parmi les êtres nés de l’œuf (les oiseaux).

Word by Word

• कङ्कम्: Kanka
• कङ्कम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विनिहतम्: slain
• विनिहतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Hetu/पूर्वक्रिया (हेतु/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभाव

• कन्धरः: Kandhara
• कन्धरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः: overcome by anger
• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध + मूर्च्छित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (क्रोधेन मूर्च्छितः = anger-delirious)

• विद्युद्रूपवधाय: for the killing of (one in) lightning-form
• विद्युद्रूपवधाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत् + रूप + वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-समासार्थ (विद्युद्रूपस्य वधः)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: made / resolved
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अण्डजेश्वरः: lord of the birds
• अण्डजेश्वरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अण्डज + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (अण्डजानाम् ईश्वरः)

Speakers

• Narratorial voice (within the Purana’s frame; not a Devi Mahatmyam hymn/episode)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Consequences of violence
• Anger (krodha) as a driver of adharmic action
• Narrative causality / feud escalation

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse highlights how krodha (anger) clouds discernment and quickly hardens into saṅkalpa (a fixed resolve) for further हिंसा (violence), illustrating the self-propagating cycle of vengeance that dharma texts repeatedly caution against.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita / narrative exempla (accounts of lineages/characters and their deeds) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa proper; it functions as an illustrative story segment within the Purana’s broader narrative fabric.

What is the esoteric significance?

As symbolic reading: the ‘lord of birds’ (aṇḍajeśvara) can represent the elevated mind or leadership principle; Kandhara’s ‘swoon of wrath’ shows how even a high station collapses under uncontrolled passion, and how reactive intent (vadhāya manaścakre) binds one deeper into karmic entanglement.