Shloka 47

Arśa-nidāna: Causes, Prodrome, Doṣa-types, and Complications of Hemorrhoids

Devanagari script

रूक्षैः संग्राहिभिर्वायुर्विट्स्थाने कुपितो बली / अधोवहानि स्रोतांसि संरुध्याधः प्रशोषयन्

Transliteration

rūkṣaiḥ saṃgrāhibhirvāyurviṭsthāne kupito balī / adhovahāni srotāṃsi saṃrudhyādhaḥ praśoṣayan

Translation

Wenn der mächtige Vāyu (Wind) in der Region des Kots gereizt wird, wird er trocken und verengend; er blockiert die nach unten führenden Kanäle und trocknet den unteren Teil des Körpers aus.

Word by Word

• रूक्षैः: by dry (foods/agents)
• रूक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (संग्राहिभिः सह)

• संग्राहिभिः: by constipating/retentive (agents)
• संग्राहिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संग्राहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (रूक्षैः सह)

• वायुः: vāta (wind humor)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विट्स्थाने: in the seat of feces (colon/rectal region)
• विट्स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विट्-स्थान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विटः स्थानम्)

• कुपितः: aggravated
• कुपितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (कृदन्त; √कुप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषणम् (वायुः)

• बली: strong
• बली: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वायुः)

• अधोवहानि: downward-carrying
• अधोवहानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधो-वह (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (स्रोतांसि); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अधः वहन्ति इति)

• स्रोतांसि: channels/ducts
• स्रोतांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रोतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• संरुध्य: having blocked/obstructed
• संरुध्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सं-रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; √रुध् (to obstruct) with उपसर्ग सं-

• अधः: downwards
• अधः: Visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; दिशावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of direction)

• प्रशोषयन्: drying up
• प्रशोषयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-शुष् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि (वायुः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Understanding causality in the body: aggravated vāyu in the fecal region constricts channels and produces drying—knowledge as the first step to correction.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka applied to prakṛti: discerning guṇa/doṣa operations to reduce suffering and support sattva.

Application: Counter vāta aggravation with unctuousness, warmth, regularity, and de-obstructing measures; avoid drying, constipating habits.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.156.46 (dietary dryness and decline); Garuda Purana 1.156.43-45 (symptoms resulting from obstruction and bleeding)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu and srotas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that disturbed vāyu can obstruct the body’s channels (srotas), especially the downward-moving pathways, becoming a direct cause of intense dryness and suffering.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Preta Kanda context?

In the Preta Kanda’s framework, bodily principles like vāyu and the channel-system are described as mechanisms through which pain and restraint are experienced, mirroring the preta’s vulnerability to subtle physiological torment.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate balanced living—avoid habits that create excessive dryness and retention; favor moderation, hydration, and disciplined routine, aligning the body’s vāyu and channels with dharmic self-care.