Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
Devanagari script
विचेताश्चाभवद्युद्धे गरुडः शक्तिपीडितः । ततः प्रहस्य तं विष्णुः साधुसाध्विति भारत
Transliteration
vicetāścābhavadyuddhe garuḍaḥ śaktipīḍitaḥ | tataḥ prahasya taṃ viṣṇuḥ sādhusādhviti bhārata
Translation
اس جنگ میں نیزے کی تکلیف سے گَروڑ بے ہوش ہو گیا؛ تب وِشنو ہنس کر بولا، “سادھو، سادھو”، اے بھارت۔
Word by Word
विचेताःsenseless/unconscious
विचेताः:
Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विशेष्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootविचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (unconscious/senseless)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक निपात; conjunction (and)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd sg imperfect (became)
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in battle)
गरुडःGaruḍa
गरुडः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular
शक्ति-पीडितःafflicted by the spear
शक्ति-पीडितः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + पीडित (√पीड् धातु, क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः ‘शक्त्या पीडितः’; Past passive participle used adjectivally (tormented by the spear)
ततःthen
ततः:
Sambandha (Temporal/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रमवाचक अव्यय; adverb (then)
प्रहस्यhaving laughed
प्रहस्य:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√हस् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय; Absolutive (having laughed)
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Pronoun Accusative singular (him = Garuḍa)
विष्णुःViṣṇu
विष्णुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular
साधुwell!
साधु:
Sambandha (Utterance/उद्गार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु (अव्यय)
Formप्रशंसावाचक अव्यय; interjection/adverb (well! bravo!)
साधुwell!
साधु:
Sambandha (Utterance/उद्गार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु (अव्यय)
Formप्रशंसावाचक अव्यय; repetition for emphasis
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउक्त्यर्थक अव्यय; quotative particle (thus)
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular (O Bhārata)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); 'bhārata' indicates an epic-style address retained in the Purāṇic narration
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Garuḍa, struck and pained, swoons in battle; Viṣṇu smiles/laughs and speaks encouragement—‘sādhu, sādhu’—addressing the scene to Bhārata.
Characters & Entities
G
GaruḍaV
ViṣṇuFAQs
Even divine attendants may falter; the Lord steadies and encourages, showing protective grace amid struggle.
No site is mentioned; the focus is on Viṣṇu and Garuḍa in battle.
None.