Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

[गरुद्भयां डयते, डी-ड पृषोdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied तलोपः, गॄ-उडच् Uṇ 4. 166.]

1. Name of the king of birds. [He is a son of Kaśyapa by his wife Vinatā. He is the chief of the feathered race, an implacable enemy of serpents, and elder brother of Aruṇa. In a dispute between his mother and Kadrū, her rival, about the colour of उचैःश्रवस् Kadrū defeated Vinatā, and, in accordance with the conditions of the wager, made her her slave. Garuḍa brought down the heavenly beverage (Amṛita) to purchase her freedom, not, however, without a hard struggle with Indra for the same. Vinatā was then released; but the Amṛita was taken away by Indra from the serpents. Garuḍa is represented as the vehicle of Visnu, and as having a white face, an aquiline nose, red wings and a golden body.]
2. A building or architecture (such as चिति) shaped like Garuḍa; गरुडो रुक्मपक्षो वै त्रिगुणोऽष्टादशात्मकः Rām.1.14. 29.
3. Name of a particular military array.

1. masculine gender (√2. गॄ Un2. iv, 155, "devourer", because Garud2a गरुड was perhaps originally identified with the all-consuming fire of the sun's rays), Name of a mythical bird (chief of the feathered race, enemy of the serpent-race [confer, compare RTL. page and participle321], vehicle of Vishn2u विष्णु [confer, compare RTL. pp. 65; 104; 288], son of Kas3yapa कश्यप and Vinata1 विनता; shortly after his birth he frightened the gods by his brilliant lustre; they supposed him to be Agni अग्नि, and requested his protection; when they discovered that he was Garud2a गरुड, they praised him as the highest being, and called him fire and sun MBh. i, 1239 ff.; Arun2a अरुण, the charioteer of the sun or the personified dawn, is said to be the elder [or younger confer, compare RTL. page and participle104] brother of Garud2a गरुड; Sva1ha1 स्वाहा, the wife of Agni अग्नि, takes the shape of a female Garud2i1 गरुडी Equivalent to सुपर्णी MBh. iii, 14307 and 14343) Suparn2. TA1r. x, 1, 6 MBh. etc.
2. masculine gender a building shaped like Garud2a गरुड R. VarBr2S.
3. masculine gender Name of a peculiar military array Mn. vii, 187
4. masculine gender Name of the attendant of the 16th Arhat अर्हत् of the present Avasarpin2i1 अवसर्पिणी Lexicographers
5. masculine gender Name of the 14th Kalpa कल्प period
6. masculine gender Name of a son of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण Hariv. 9196