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
ਫਿਰ ਉਹ ਰਥ ਤੋਂ ਕੂਦ ਪਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਮੂੰਹ ਖੋਲ੍ਹ ਕੇ, ਗਰੁੜ ਨੂੰ ਚੋਂਚ ਤੋਂ ਫੜਿਆ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਨੂ ਦੇ ਮੁਖ ਵੱਲ ਸੁੱਟ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
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.