Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तत्प्रेरितः खरश्चागाद्दूषणस्त्रिशिरास्तथा / चतुर्दशसहस्रेण रक्षसान्तु बलेन च

Transliteration

tatpreritaḥ kharaścāgāddūṣaṇastriśirāstathā / caturdaśasahasreṇa rakṣasāntu balena ca

Translation

ด้วยการยุยงนั้น ขระก็ออกไป และทูษณะกับตรีศิระด้วย พร้อมกองทัพยักษ์นับหนึ่งหมื่นสี่พันเป็นกำลังใหญ่

Word by Word

• तत्: of her/that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपद (genitive: "of her/that")

• प्रेरितः: impelled
• प्रेरितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ईर्/प्रेर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थः—"प्रेरितः"

• खरः: Khara
• खरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अगात्: went
• अगात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदी, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• दूषणः: Dūṣaṇa
• दूषणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्रिशिराः: Triśiras
• त्रिशिराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (विशेष-प्रातिपदिक; प्रथमा-एकवचन रूपम्)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (thus/also)

• चतुर्दशसहस्रेण: with fourteen thousand (troops)
• चतुर्दशसहस्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दश + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (संख्यापूर्वक-समाहार)

• रक्षसाम्: of demons
• रक्षसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-अव्यय (particle: "indeed/but")

• बलेन: with force/army
• बलेन: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra in the Garuda Purana dialogue frame)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharma multiplies through incitement and association; collective aggression ripens into collective downfall.

Vedantic Theme: Saṅga (company) and saṅkalpa (intent) shape karma; violent intent draws destructive consequence.

Application: Beware escalation cycles; refuse to be recruited into unjust group actions; de-escalate before harm compounds.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Geographic Context

Type: forest stronghold / rākṣasa encampment

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.143.18 (their destruction and ‘Yama’s city’)

Characters & Entities

• Khara
• Dushana
• Trishiras
• Rakshasas

FAQs

What is the importance of mentioning Khara, Dushana, and Trishiras in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse highlights the mobilization of adharma-driven forces—named rākṣasa leaders and their army—setting up a moral conflict where power is shown as organized yet ultimately opposed to dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul or afterlife teachings in Garuda Purana?

This specific shloka is primarily narrative (a military departure) rather than an afterlife instruction; it supports the broader Purana method of teaching dharma through stories that contrast righteous conduct with destructive, demonic intent.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recognize how harmful actions often come with collective momentum and peer reinforcement; choose dharmic restraint and ethical alliances rather than being “impelled” into wrongdoing by others.