Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
गरुडं जगृहुः केचित्पादयोः शतशोऽसुराः । ललंबिरे च पक्षाभ्यां मुखे चान्ये ललंबिरे
Transliteration
garuḍaṃ jagṛhuḥ kecitpādayoḥ śataśo'surāḥ | lalaṃbire ca pakṣābhyāṃ mukhe cānye lalaṃbire
Translation
कुछ असुर—सैकड़ों की संख्या में—गरुड़ के पैरों को पकड़ने लगे। कुछ उसके पंखों से लटक गए और कुछ उसकी चोंच पर भी लटक गए।
Word by Word
garuḍamGaruḍa
garuḍam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgaruḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
jagṛhuḥseized, grabbed
jagṛhuḥ:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgrah (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural
kecitsome (of them)
kecit:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkecit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; अनिश्चित-प्रमाणवाचक (indefinite pronoun)
pādayoḥat/on the two feet
pādayoḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Dual (द्विवचन)
śataśaḥby hundreds
śataśaḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootśataśas (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb): ‘by hundreds/in hundreds’
asurāḥAsuras (demons)
asurāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
lalaṃbirehung/clung
lalaṃbire:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootla-lamb (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’
pakṣābhyāmon/by the two wings
pakṣābhyām:
Adhikaraṇa (Contact-location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual (द्विवचन)
mukheon the face/mouth
mukhe:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmukha (प्रातिपदik)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (conjunction): ‘and’
anyeothers
anye:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
lalaṃbirehung/clung
lalaṃbire:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootla-lamb (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Hundreds of asuras swarm Garuḍa: some seize his feet, others hang from his wings, and others cling to his beak, turning the sky into a struggling knot of bodies and feathers.
Characters & Entities
G
GaruḍaA
AsurasFAQs
Hostile forces try to immobilize dharma’s vehicle and momentum, yet divine support cannot be truly restrained.
None; this is a battlefield episode.
None.