Shloka 15

Dṛṣṭānta on Siddhi: Pitṛ-Procedure, Non-Delusion, and Vyākaraṇa Classifications

Devanagari script

हलन्तश्चाश्वयुक्क्ष्माभुङ्मरुत्क्रव्यान्मृगाविधः / आत्मा राजा युवा पन्थाः पूषब्रह्महणौ हली

Transliteration

halantaścāśvayukkṣmābhuṅmarutkravyānmṛgāvidhaḥ / ātmā rājā yuvā panthāḥ pūṣabrahmahaṇau halī

Translation

‘หะลันตะ’, ‘อัศวยุก’, ‘กษฺมา’, ‘ภุง’, ‘มรุต’, ‘กรัวยาท’, ‘มฤคาวิธะ’, ‘อาตมา’, ‘ราชา’, ‘ยุวา’, ‘ปันถาห์’, ‘ปูษา’, ‘พราหมะหณะ’ และ ‘หะลี’—ทั้งหมดนี้กล่าวไว้เป็นนาม/สมญาที่รับรองกันในคัมภีร์।

Word by Word

• हलन्तः: the word ‘halanta’ (ending in a consonant)
• हलन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अश्वयुक्: Aśvayuk (name/term)
• अश्वयुक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वयुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्ष्मा: earth
• क्ष्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्ष्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• भुङ्: enjoyer/one who eats (as a nominal form)
• भुङ्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); धातुज-प्रातिपदिक (root-noun)

• मरुत्: wind; Marut
• मरुत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• क्रव्यात्: flesh-eater
• क्रव्यात्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रव्यात् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मृगाविधः: a kind of deer/animal
• मृगाविधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mṛga-vidha = ‘kind of deer/animal’)

• आत्मा: self
• आत्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• युवा: young man
• युवा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पन्थाः: path
• पन्थाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पन्थान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूष: Pūṣan (a deity)
• पूष: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ब्रह्महा: brahmin-slayer
• ब्रह्महा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + हन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); उपपद-तत्पुरुष (brahma-han = ‘slayer of a brāhmaṇa/Brahman’)

• हणौ: two jaws
• हणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual)

• हली: ploughman; bearer of a plough
• हली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nāma-rūpa classification: knowing entities through recognized names/epithets and their conventional usage.

Vedantic Theme: Vyavahāra-satya (conventional designation) and the power/limits of nāma in cognition.

Application: Use correct epithets/terms in recitation, ritual address, and textual interpretation; avoid semantic confusion by attending to established names.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.206.16; Garuda Purana 1.206.17; Garuda Purana 1.206.18; Garuda Purana 1.206.19

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Maruts
• Pushan

FAQs

What is the importance of listing names/epithets in the Garuda Purana?

Such lists function like a traditional glossary—preserving recognized divine and technical appellations used in ritual, recitation, and interpretation across Purāṇic and Vedic contexts.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana themes like the soul’s journey?

While not describing the afterlife directly, it supports the text’s broader instructional style by defining key appellations (e.g., ātmā, panthāḥ) that recur when explaining dharma, fate, and the soul’s movement through prescribed “paths.”

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reference while reading or chanting: understanding epithets prevents confusion in ritual passages and helps practitioners track who/what is being invoked or described.