Shloka 58

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

साटोपमत्युग्ररुजमाध्मानमुदरे भृशम् / ऊर्ध्वाधो वातरोधेन तमानाहं प्रचक्षते

Transliteration

sāṭopamatyugrarujamādhmānamudare bhṛśam / ūrdhvādho vātarodhena tamānāhaṃ pracakṣate

Translation

Wenn der Bauch heftig aufgetrieben ist, begleitet von lautem Rumoren und schneidendem Schmerz, verursacht durch die Blockade des vāyu (Lebenswindes), der auf- und abwärts zieht, nennt man diesen Zustand ānāha (schmerzhafte Verstopfung/gestaute Winde).

Word by Word

• साटोपम्: with rumbling/noise
• साटोपम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आटोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—आटोपसहितम् (with rumbling)

• अति-उग्र-रुजम्: having very severe pain
• अति-उग्र-रुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + उग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—अत्युग्रा रुज् यस्मिन्

• आध्मानम्: distension/bloating
• आध्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आध्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उदरे: in the abdomen
• उदरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• भृशम्: excessively
• भृशम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रताबोधक अव्यय (adverb: greatly)

• ऊर्ध्वाधः: upward and downward
• ऊर्ध्वाधः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासे अव्ययप्रयोगः (upwards and downwards)

• वातरोधेन: by obstruction of vāta (wind)
• वातरोधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—वातस्य रोधः

• तम्: that (condition)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आनाहम्: ānaha (intestinal obstruction/distension)
• आनाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रचक्षते: they call/describe
• प्रचक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Anāha is defined by vata-rodha (obstruction of vāyu) causing distension, pain, and rumbling

Vedantic Theme: Prana as functional force within the upadhi; imbalance yields duhkha, prompting viveka and care of the instrument (sharira)

Application: Recognize anāha by triad: severe distension, loud borborygmi, intense pain; address obstruction and restore vata flow clinically

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: body (abdomen; vata pathways upward/downward)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.60 (intestinal rumbling, stool obstruction); Garuda Purana 1.160 (vata/udara-roga descriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of ānāha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines ānāha by its hallmark signs—distension, rumbling, and intense pain—linking suffering to vāta obstruction, a recurring Purāṇic-Ayurvedic explanation of bodily misery.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In the Preta-khaṇḍa context, bodily afflictions are part of the broader teaching on suffering and consequences; such descriptions underscore how pain and obstruction mirror bondage and constraint experienced due to karma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent abdominal pain and constipation seriously; adopt disciplined diet and conduct, and use the teaching as a reminder to reduce harmful habits that lead to suffering.