Shloka 21

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

यदि ते निहतो भ्राता पौरुषं तद्धि दर्शितम् । त्वामप्यद्य हनिष्ये ऽहं खड्गेनानेन खेचर ॥

Transliteration

yadi te nihato bhrātā pauruṣaṃ taddhi darśitam / tvāmapyadya haniṣye 'haṃ khaḍgenānena khecara

Translation

यदि भ्राता हतस्तत्र पौरुषं दर्शितं मया। अद्य त्वामपि हन्मि इमं खड्गेन खेचर॥

Speakers

• The Warrior Protagonist to the Khecara (Vidyadhara/Rakshasa)

Primary Deities

• None (Human vs Celestial combat)

Key Themes

• Kshatra Dharma
• Valor (Paurusha)
• Retribution
• Combat