Shloka 21

Garuḍa’s Assault on the Devas and the Fire-Barrier (अमृत-रक्षा-युद्धम्)

Devanagari script

ततः खगो वदनममित्रतापन: समाहरत्‌ परिचपलो महाबल: । निषूदयन्‌ बहुविधमत्स्यजीविनो बुभुक्षितो गगनचरेश्वरस्तदा,तत्पश्चात्‌ शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले, अत्यन्त चपल, महाबली और क्षुधातुर पक्षिराज गरुडने मछली मारकर जीविका चलानेवाले उन अनेकानेक निषादोंका विनाश करनेके लिये अपने मुखको संकुचित कर लिया

Transliteration

tataḥ khago vadanam amitra-tāpanaḥ samāharat paricapalo mahābalaḥ | niṣūdayan bahuvidha-matsya-jīvino bubhukṣito gagana-careśvaras tadā ||

Translation

ତାପରେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କୁ ସନ୍ତାପ ଦେଇଥିବା, ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଚଞ୍ଚଳ, ମହାବଳୀ ଓ କ୍ଷୁଧାତୁର ପକ୍ଷିରାଜ ଗରୁଡ଼—ମାଛ ଧରି ଜୀବିକା ଚାଲାଉଥିବା ଅନେକ ନିଷାଦଙ୍କୁ ନିହତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ନିଜ ଠୁଣ୍ଠିକୁ ସଂକୁଚିତ କଲେ।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

खगःthe bird

वदनम्mouth, face

अमित्रतापनःtormenter of enemies

समाहरत्drew together, contracted

परिचपलःvery restless, extremely agile

महाबलःmighty, of great strength

निषूदयन्killing, destroying

बहुविधmany kinds of, various

मत्स्यजीविनःthose who live by fishing

बुभुक्षितःhungry, famished

गगनचरof the sky-goer (bird)

ईश्वरःlord, king

तदाat that time

Speaker

गरुड उवाच

Characters & Entities

Garuḍa

Niṣādas (fishers)

fish (matsya)

sky (gagana)

Sandhi Notes