Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

शुद्धवातकृतः पक्षः कृच्छ्रसाध्यतमो मतः / कृच्छ्रश्चान्येन संसृष्टो विवृद्धः क्षयहेतुकः

Transliteration

śuddhavātakṛtaḥ pakṣaḥ kṛcchrasādhyatamo mataḥ / kṛcchraścānyena saṃsṛṣṭo vivṛddhaḥ kṣayahetukaḥ

Translation

Ein pakṣa-Leiden, das aus reinem vāta entsteht, gilt als am schwersten zu heilen. Und kṛcchra, mit einer anderen doṣa vermischt und gesteigert, wird zur Ursache von kṣaya, dem Schwund.

Word by Word

• शुद्धवातकृतः: caused by pure vāta alone
• शुद्धवातकृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध + वात + कृत (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (शुद्धेन वातेन कृतः) (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• पक्षः: pakṣa (hemiplegia/one-sided disorder)
• पक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• कृच्छ्रसाध्यतमः: most difficult to cure
• कृच्छ्रसाध्यतमः: Karta (Subject complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र + साध्यतम (प्रातिपदिक; √साध् + यत्; तमप् superlative)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय (कृच्छ्रेण साध्यः—अतिशयेन) (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Kriya (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त-विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; ‘considered’)

• कृच्छ्रः: difficult (to cure)
• कृच्छ्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्येन: by another (doṣa)
• अन्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• संसृष्टः: combined (with another)
• संसृष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √सृज् (धातु) + क्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (Masculine, Nominative singular; ‘mixed/combined’)

• विवृद्धः: aggravated; greatly increased
• विवृद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + √वृध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (Masculine, Nominative singular; ‘increased/aggravated’)

• क्षयहेतुकः: causing wasting/consumption
• क्षयहेतुकः: Karta (Subject complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षय + हेतुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (क्षयस्य हेतुः) (Masculine, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śuddha-vāta pakṣa is hardest to cure; mixed-doṣa kṛcchra, when aggravated, leads to kṣaya (wasting).

Vedantic Theme: Causality (hetu-phala) in the body mirrors karma-like determinacy; compounded causes intensify outcomes.

Application: Assess whether pathology is pure vāta or saṃsṛṣṭa (mixed); prevent vivṛddhi (aggravation) through diet, rest, and timely therapy to avoid wasting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: jnana

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166.36 (asādhya markers); Garuda Purana 1.166.40 (asādhya daṇḍāpatānaka)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (Ayurvedic dosha)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-caused disorders in Garuda Purana?

This verse stresses that disorders dominated by pure vāta are especially hard to treat, highlighting the need for early balancing of vāta through regimen and therapy.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s journey; instead, it presents a dharmic-āyurvedic teaching that preserving the body through proper treatment supports one’s capacity to follow dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Address vāta-aggravating habits early (irregular sleep, fasting, overexertion), and seek timely care—mixed and aggravated conditions are described as leading to wasting.