Shloka 26

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

आयच्छन्ति तनोर्देषाः सर्वमापादमस्तकम् / तिष्ठतः पाण्डुमात्रस्य व्रणायामः सुवर्धितः

Transliteration

āyacchanti tanordeṣāḥ sarvamāpādamastakam / tiṣṭhataḥ pāṇḍumātrasya vraṇāyāmaḥ suvardhitaḥ

Translation

تنقبضُ أجزاءُ الجسد كلُّها من القدمين إلى الرأس؛ ومن يقفُ يصير شاحبًا، ويشتدُّ اتساعُ القروحِ والجراحِ ازديادًا عظيمًا.

Word by Word

• आयच्छन्ति: they contract/draw in
• आयच्छन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकालः/present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• तनोः: of the body
• तनोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम् (singular)

• देशाः: regions/parts
• देशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचनम् (plural)

• सर्वम्: the whole
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• आ: up to
• आ: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preverb/particle)

• पादम्: the foot
• पादम्: Avadhi (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• मस्तकम्: the head
• मस्तकम्: Avadhi (Limit/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तिष्ठतः: (of two) standing; while standing
• तिष्ठतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकालः/present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), द्विवचनम् (dual); (प्रयोगः: स्थितौ/‘while standing’)

• पाण्डुमात्रस्य: of one who is merely pale
• पाण्डुमात्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (मात्रा-तत्पुरुषः; ‘only pale’), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (contextual), षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम् (singular)

• व्रणायामः: the extension/spread of the wound
• व्रणायामः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक) + आयाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: तत्पुरुष (व्रणस्य आयामः), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• सुवर्धितः: well increased; greatly aggravated
• सुवर्धितः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + वर्ध् (धातु) → वर्धित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृत्प्रत्ययः: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Observation of disease progression as a means to discern bodily impermanence and the mechanics of suffering.

Vedantic Theme: deha-anityatva (impermanence of the body) and duhkha-darshana (clear seeing of suffering)

Application: Attend early to signs of systemic decline (pallor, contractures, spreading sores); reduce strain and seek appropriate treatment rather than ignoring progression.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (Ayurvedic/roga-nidana context: vāta disorders, stambha, akṣepa)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of pallor and bodily contraction in Garuda Purana?

They are presented as strong physical indicators of life-force withdrawal and systemic decline, marking the approach of death within the chapter’s catalog of omens.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul indirectly?

By highlighting whole-body contraction and loss of vitality, it implies that the gross body is failing—an immediate precursor to the jīva’s departure and the post-death journey taught to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages compassionate care and timely completion of spiritual and family duties, including preparing for last rites and remembrance practices aligned with dharma.