Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
Devanagari script
ततो रथादवप्लुत्य विवृत्य वदनं महत् । गरुडं चंचुनादाय स विष्णुं क्षिप्तवान्मुखे
Transliteration
tato rathādavaplutya vivṛtya vadanaṃ mahat | garuḍaṃ caṃcunādāya sa viṣṇuṃ kṣiptavānmukhe
Translation
ତାପରେ ସେ ରଥରୁ ଲାଫି ନମି, ବିଶାଳ ମୁଖ ଖୋଲି, ଗରୁଡଙ୍କ ଚଞ୍ଚୁ ଧରି ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ମୁଖରେ ନିକ୍ଷେପ କଲା।
Word by Word
ततःthen
ततः:
Adhikarana (Context/Time)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = then/thereupon
रथात्from the chariot
रथात्:
Apadana (Source)
TypeNoun
Rootratha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)
अवप्लुत्यhaving leapt down
अवप्लुत्य:
Kriya (Gerundial action)
TypeVerb
Rootava + √plu (प्लु धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive), परस्मैपदी; ‘अवप्लुत्य’ = having leapt down
विवृत्यhaving opened (wide)
विवृत्य:
Kriya (Gerundial action)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + √vṛt/√vṛ (वृत्/वृ धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘विवृत्य’ = having opened/widened
वदनम्mouth, face
वदनम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvadana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)
महत्great, huge
महत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘वदनम्’ इति विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)
गरुडम्Garuḍa
गरुडम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootgaruḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)
चंचुनाwith (his) beak
चंचुना:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootcañcū (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)
आदायhaving seized
आदाय:
Kriya (Gerundial action)
TypeVerb
Rootā + √dā (दा धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘आदाय’ = having seized/taken up
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular)
विष्णुम्Viṣṇu
विष्णुम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)
क्षिप्तवान्(having) thrown
क्षिप्तवान्:
Karta (Agent, participial)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣip (क्षिप् धातु)
Formक्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)
मुखेinto the mouth
मुखे:
Adhikarana (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)
Speaker
Narrator (contextual)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A colossal foe leaps from his chariot, jaws yawning wide; with startling audacity he grips Garuḍa by the beak and hurls him toward Viṣṇu’s face, freezing the battlefield in a moment of stunned disbelief.
Characters & Entities
G
GaruḍaV
ViṣṇuD
Daitya (implied attacker)FAQs
Adharma may attempt shocking reversals, but such extremes only set the stage for its downfall in the cosmic order.
No tīrtha is mentioned; this is a dramatic battle incident.
None.