Shloka 24

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

Sanskrit

ततः स राक्षसः क्रोधात् खड्गमाविध्य वेगवत् ।

चिक्षेप पतगेन्द्राय निर्वाणाङ्गारवर्चसम् ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ sa rākṣasaḥ krodhāt khaḍgam āvidhya vegavat |

cikṣepa patagendrāya nirvāṇāṅgāra-varcasam ||

Translation

Pagkatapos, ang rākṣasa na iyon, dala ng matinding galit, ay mabilis na iwinasiwas ang kanyang espada at inihagis ito sa hari ng mga ibon—ang ningning nito ay tulad ng isang baga na namamatay na ang apoy.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), तदर्थे अव्ययम्; अर्थे—‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereupon/then)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• राक्षसः: the demon
• राक्षसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• क्रोधात्: from anger / out of anger
• क्रोधात्: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ—‘क्रोधात्’ (from/owing to anger)

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaḍga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आविध्य: having brandished/whirled
• आविध्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-vidh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘आविध्य’ = आ + विध् (to brandish/whirl), पूर्वक्रिया (having whirled/brandished)

• वेगवत्: swiftly/with force
• वेगवत्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vegavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचन रूपेण अव्ययीभूत-विशेषणवत्; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (adverbially) ‘with force/rapidly’

• चिक्षेप: threw
• चिक्षेप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘he threw’

• पतगेन्द्राय: to the lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• पतगेन्द्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pataga-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): पतगानाम् इन्द्रः; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• निर्वाणाङ्गारवर्चसम्: having the glow of extinguished embers
• निर्वाणाङ्गारवर्चसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvāṇa-aṅgāra-varcas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/बहुपद-समास: निर्वाण (extinguished) + अङ्गार (embers) + वर्चस् (splendour); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; खड्गं विशेषयति

Speakers

• Narratorial voice (context-dependent; not a direct speech verse)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "vira", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Conflict
• Krodha (anger) as a driving force
• Heroic/epic imagery
• Violence and consequence

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Krodha (anger) is shown as the immediate catalyst for reckless, forceful action. Puranic narration often uses such moments to foreshadow downfall: anger narrows judgment, converts strength into impulsiveness, and invites counter-violence or karmic consequence.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

This verse is best classified under Vaṃśānucarita / narrative episode (accounts of deeds and events), rather than Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa proper. It is part of the puranic storytelling texture that supports the larger genealogical and cosmological framework.

What is the esoteric significance?

The 'patagendra' (lord of birds) can symbolically suggest the elevated, sky-moving principle (discernment, higher vantage), while the hurled sword signifies weaponized ego/anger. The ember-like radiance (nirvāṇāṅgāra-varcasa) evokes a deceptive glow—power that appears brilliant yet is rooted in a dying fire—hinting at the transient nature of wrath-driven might.