Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

ततः स भगवांस्तस्य स्कन्‍्धे बाहुं समासजत्‌ । निपपात स भारार्तों विह्नलो नष्टचेतन:

Transliteration

tataḥ sa bhagavāṁs tasya skandhe bāhuṁ samāsajat | nipapāta sa bhārārto vihvalo naṣṭacetanaḥ ||

Translation

ततः स भगवान् तस्य स्कन्धे बाहुं समासजत्। निपपात स भारार्तो विह्वलो नष्टचेतनः॥

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• स्कन्धे: on (the) shoulder
• स्कन्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बाहुम्: arm
• बाहुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समासजत्: placed/laid (upon), attached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आसञ्ज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निपपात: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he (Garuḍa)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारार्तः: afflicted by the burden
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार + आर्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विह्वलः: bewildered, distressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विह्वल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नष्टचेतनः: as if unconscious / with lost consciousness
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट + चेतन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

कण्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• bhagavān (Viṣṇu)
• Garuḍa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even extraordinary strength has limits before the Divine; true devotion includes humility and recognition that spiritual reality is not measured by physical power.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking, the Lord places His arm on Garuḍa’s shoulder; the divine weight overwhelms Garuḍa, who collapses and becomes nearly unconscious.