महाबलः very strong, गरुडः Garuda, भक्षार्थम् for food, हस्तिनम् elephant, महाकायम् of huge body, कच्छपं च and tortoise, आदाय after getting, यस्य whose, शाखाम् branch, आजगाम came to,

In the past, the mighty Garuda brought an elephant and a huge tortoise and sat on a branch of this tree to feed on them.