Shloka 12

Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 104: Nārada on Suhṛt and Nirbandha; the Viśvāmitra–Gālava Exemplum Begins

Devanagari script

श्रुतश्री: श्रुतसेनश्व॒ विवस्वान्‌ रोचनामुख:। प्रसृत: कालकाक्षश्न मयापि दितिजा हता:,मैंने भी श्रुतश्री, श्रुतसेन, विवस्वानू, रोचनामुख, प्रसृत और कालकाक्ष नामक दैत्योंको मारा है

Transliteration

Śrutaśrīḥ śrutasenaś ca vivasvān rocanāmukhaḥ | prasṛtaḥ kālakākṣaś ca mayāpi ditijā hatāḥ ||

Translation

ഗരുഡൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഞാനും ദൈത്യശത്രുക്കളെ വധിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്—ശ്രുതശ്രീ, ശ്രുതസേന, വിവസ്വാൻ, രോചനാമുഖ, പ്രസൃത, കാലകാക്ഷ।

Word by Word

श्रुतश्रीःShrutashri (a Daitya named ‘Famed-glory’)

श्रुतसेनःShrutasena (a Daitya named ‘Famed-army’)

चand

विवस्वान्Vivasvan (a Daitya named ‘Radiant’)

रोचनामुखःRocanāmukha (‘bright-faced’)

प्रसृतःPrasṛta (a Daitya; lit. ‘spread/extended’)

कालकाक्षश्चKālakākṣa (‘black-eyed’), and

मयाby me

अपिalso/even

दितिजाःDiti’s sons; Daityas

हताःwere slain/killed

Speaker

गरुड उवाच

Characters & Entities

Garuda

Śrutaśrī

Śrutasena

Vivasvān

Rocanāmukha

Prasṛta

Kālakākṣa

Daityas (sons of Diti)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical idea that power is justified when used to restrain disruptive, adharma-aligned forces; Garuda presents his past deeds as evidence of his capacity to protect order rather than merely display strength.

What is happening in the narrative?

Garuda speaks in the Udyoga Parva and lists specific Daityas he has killed, using this catalogue of victories to establish credibility and intimidation—showing he is no ordinary being and has already overcome formidable adversaries.