Shloka 23

Devanagari script

धारावरोधश्चाप्येष वातबस्तिरिति स्मृतः / दुस्तरो दुस्तरतरो द्वितीयः प्रबलो ऽनिलः

Transliteration

dhārāvarodhaścāpyeṣa vātabastiriti smṛtaḥ / dustaro dustarataro dvitīyaḥ prabalo 'nilaḥ

Translation

Dieses Leiden wird auch vāta-basti genannt, weil es den Harnstrahl hemmt. Es ist schwer zu überwinden—ja noch schwerer—denn die zweite Art wird durch einen mächtigen Vāyu (Anila) verursacht.

Word by Word

• धारावरोधः: obstruction of the stream (urine flow)
• धारावरोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक) + अवरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धारायाः अवरोधः’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि (also)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वातबस्तिः: vāta-type bladder disorder
• वातबस्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + बस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘वातस्य बस्तिः’

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• स्मृतः: is known/called
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु √स्मृ ‘to remember’) → स्मृत (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्मणि भाव: ‘is called/known’

• दुस्तरः: hard to overcome
• दुस्तरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तर (प्रातिपदिक; from √तॄ ‘to cross’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• दुस्तरतरो: even harder to overcome
• दुस्तरतरो: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस् + तरतर (तुलनात्मक/अतिशय; comparative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); तरतर-प्रत्यय (more difficult)

• द्वितीयः: the second
• द्वितीयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• प्रबलः: strong
• प्रबलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• अनिलः: wind (vāta)
• अनिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nosological identification: obstruction of urinary stream defines vāta-basti; stronger vāyu makes a second type more intractable.

Vedantic Theme: Right naming (saṃjñā) and discrimination (viveka) as tools to navigate prakṛti’s complexities; acceptance of gradations of strength (bala) in causes.

Application: Do not delay care; stronger/advanced presentations require more intensive, sustained management and avoidance of provoking factors.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.158.20-22 (etiology and symptoms); Garuda Purana 1.158.24 (complication: aṣṭhīlā/granthi)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Anila)
• Vata-basti

FAQs

What does 'vāta-basti' mean in the Garuda Purana?

In this verse, vāta-basti refers to a vāyu (vata)-driven bladder condition characterized by obstruction of the urine stream.

How does this verse explain the severity of the condition?

It emphasizes that the disease is hard to overcome, and that a stronger, second manifestation arises from especially powerful vāyu (anila), increasing difficulty.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Take urinary obstruction seriously; reduce vata-aggravating routines (irregular meals, dehydration, excessive strain) and seek qualified medical evaluation.