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Shloka 29

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

Sanskrit

तामादाय खगश्रेष्ठः स्वकं गृहमगात् पुनः ।

गत्वा स निष्कृतिं भ्रातुर्विद्युद्रुपनिपातनात् ॥

Transliteration

tām ādāya khagaśreṣṭhaḥ svakaṃ gṛham agāt punaḥ /

gatvā sa niṣkṛtiṃ bhrātur vidyudrupanipātanāt //

Translation

L’ayant prise avec lui, le meilleur des oiseaux retourna de nouveau à sa propre demeure. Parvenu là, il accomplit une expiation (prāyaścitta) au nom de son frère, à cause de la chute d’un arbre frappé par la foudre.

Word by Word
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having taken’
खगश्रेष्ठःthe best of birds
खगश्रेष्ठः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootखग + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (खगानां श्रेष्ठः)
स्वकम्his own
स्वकम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
गृहम्home
गृहम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अगात्went
अगात्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having gone’
सःhe
सः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
निष्कृतिम्atonement; expiation
निष्कृतिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनिष्कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भ्रातुःof (his) brother
भ्रातुः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
विद्युत्by lightning
विद्युत्:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/करणार्थे
द्रुby a tree
द्रु:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘tree’ (द्रुः)
निपातनात्from the falling/downfall
निपातनात्:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootनि-पत् (धातु) + निपातन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अपादान/हेतु (from/because of the falling)
Speakers
Narratorial verse within the Markandeya Purana’s early story (not Devi Mahatmyam); specific interlocutors not provided in input
Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "dharma", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes
DharmaKarma and responsibilityPrāyaścitta (expiation)Family duty

FAQs

Even when harm arises from seemingly impersonal causes (like lightning), dharmic culture emphasizes restoring balance through responsibility and remedial action. The verse highlights familial solidarity: one may undertake niṣkṛti/prāyaścitta on behalf of a brother, reflecting the idea that ethical repair is as important as identifying fault.

This verse is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita/Ākhyāna (narrative of persons and events) rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa. It contributes to the Purana’s didactic storytelling that supports dharma through exempla.

Lightning (vidyut) and a falling tree (druma-nipāta) can symbolize sudden, unavoidable turns of fate. The ‘best of birds’ returning home and performing niṣkṛti suggests the inward return to dharma after disruption—restoring ṛta (order) through conscious, corrective action rather than resignation.

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