Shloka 22

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

नीत्वा रुद्धगतिस्तैर्हि कुर्यात्त्वङ्मांससंश्रयम् / उत्सेधं संहतं शोथं तमाहुर्निचयादतः

Transliteration

nītvā ruddhagatistairhi kuryāttvaṅmāṃsasaṃśrayam / utsedhaṃ saṃhataṃ śothaṃ tamāhurnicayādataḥ

Translation

إذا سَدَّت تلك العواملُ مسالكَ الجسد وأعاقت جريان الحركة، استقرّت في الجلد واللحم فأحدثت تورّمًا مرتفعًا متماسكًا متكتّلًا. ومثلُ هذا الوذم المتراكم يُسمّى لذلك «نيتشايا» (nicaya)، أي تورّم التراكم.

Word by Word

• नीत्वा: having led/brought
• नीत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having led'

• रुद्धगतिः: one whose movement is obstructed
• रुद्धगतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्ध (रुध् धातु + क्त) + गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (रुद्धा गतिः यस्य = whose movement is obstructed)

• तैः: by those (doṣas)
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal nuance)

• कुर्यात्: would cause/should produce
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वक्: skin
• त्वक्: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक-रूप: त्वक्)

• मांस: flesh
• मांस: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• संश्रयम्: lodging/settling (in)
• संश्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + श्रि (धातु) + अ (प्रातिपदिक: संश्रय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (त्वङ्मांसयोः संश्रयः = lodging in skin and flesh)

• उत्सेधम्: swelling/elevation
• उत्सेधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्सेध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संहतम्: compact/solidified
• संहतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + हन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (शोथम्)

• शोथम्: swelling
• शोथम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आहुः: they call/say
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• निचयात्: from accumulation
• निचयात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Logical connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ-अव्यय (therefore)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Srotorodha (channel obstruction) leading to localized lodging in tvak-māṁsa and producing nicaya-type consolidated swelling.

Vedantic Theme: Bondage by obstruction (āvaraṇa) as an analogy: when flow is blocked, density and suffering arise; clarity restores movement.

Application: When swelling is firm/compact and localized, consider obstruction and tissue-involvement; prioritize measures that restore flow (srotas-śodhana) and reduce accumulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.21 (doṣa vitiation); Garuda Purana 1.162.23 (ninefold classification)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘nicaya’ (accumulated swelling) in Garuda Purana?

This verse defines nicaya as a compact, raised edema caused by obstructed movement in the body, showing how Garuda Purana preserves technical Ayurvedic disease-classification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it presents a medical (Ayurvedic) model of obstruction and accumulation in the body, within Vishnu’s instructional discourse to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent swelling as a sign of obstruction/accumulation and seek timely medical evaluation, while adopting disciplined diet and lifestyle that reduce congestion and imbalance.