Shloka 43

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

Devanagari script

वायुः कट्याश्रितः सक्थ्नः कण्डरामाक्षैपेद्यदा / तदा खञ्जो भवेज्जन्तुः पङ्गुः सक्थ्नोर्द्वयोर्वधात्

Transliteration

vāyuḥ kaṭyāśritaḥ sakthnaḥ kaṇḍarāmākṣaipedyadā / tadā khañjo bhavejjantuḥ paṅguḥ sakthnordvayorvadhāt

Translation

إذا استقرَّت الريحُ (فايُو) في الورك وضربتْ وأفسدتْ وترَ الفخذ، صار الكائنُ أعرجَ؛ وإن أُصيبت الفخذان معًا حتى الهلاك، صار مُقعَدًا.

Word by Word

• वायुः: wind; vital air
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कटि: in the hip/waist
• कटि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (कट्याम्)

• आश्रितः: having resorted to; lodged in
• आश्रितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√श्रि (धातु) + क्त (आश्रित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त विशेषण

• सक्थ्नः: of the thigh/leg
• सक्थ्नः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्थि/सक्थन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• कण्डराम्: tendon
• कण्डराम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्डरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आक्षैपे: throws/pulls; causes jerking
• आक्षैपे: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यदा: when
• यदा: Temporal connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal conjunction)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Temporal connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदर्थक कालवाचक (correlative adverb)

• खञ्जः: a lame person (one limping)
• खञ्जः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जन्तुः: a creature/person
• जन्तुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पङ्गुः: crippled; unable to walk
• पङ्गुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्गु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सक्थ्नोः: of the two thighs/legs
• सक्थ्नोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्थि/सक्थन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), द्विवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• वधात्: from injury/destruction
• वधात्: Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāyu’s localization in the hip can strike thigh tendons and produce graded outcomes—from lameness to crippling when bilateral destruction occurs.

Vedantic Theme: Causality in the body follows specific loci and pathways; suffering arises from guṇa-doṣa imbalance in the embodied instrument.

Application: Protect hip and thigh from vāta-aggravating factors (overexertion, cold, dryness); address early tendon pain/instability to prevent progression.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166: vāta in different seats causing specific vāta-vyādhi; Follow-up verse 1.166.44 on gait tremor and joint-connection loosening

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vayu (as vāta principle)

FAQs

What causes lameness (khañja) according to this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse attributes lameness to vāyu (vāta) seated in the hip disturbing the thigh tendon (kaṇḍarā), leading to impaired walking.

Does this verse describe a spiritual punishment or a medical condition?

Here it reads as a physiological/medical description within Adhyaya 166, explaining how vāta-related disturbance can manifest as mobility impairment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain vāta balance through routine, diet, and timely care for hip/thigh pain or tendon strain—preventing progressive mobility loss.