Shloka 44

Devanagari script

कम्पते गमनारम्भे खञ्जन्निव च गच्छति / कलायखञ्जं तं विद्यान्मुक्तसन्धिप्रबन्धनम्

Transliteration

kampate gamanārambhe khañjanniva ca gacchati / kalāyakhañjaṃ taṃ vidyānmuktasandhiprabandhanam

Translation

Schon beim Ansetzen zum Gehen zittert er und geht wie ein Lahmer; erkenne dies als kalāya-khañja, entstanden durch gelockerte oder gelöste Gelenkverbindungen.

Word by Word

• कम्पते: trembles
• कम्पते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गमनारम्भे: at the start of walking
• गमनारम्भे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन-आरम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास

• खञ्जन्: limping
• खञ्जन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle)

• इव: as if; like
• इव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative particle)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• गच्छति: walks; goes
• गच्छति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कलायखञ्जम्: kalāya-khañja (a specific type of lameness)
• कलायखञ्जम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलाय-खञ्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (उपमान/विशेषणपूर्वक)

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

• विद्यात्: one should know
• विद्यात्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुक्तसन्धिप्रबन्धनम्: having loosened joint-connections (dislocated/relaxed ligaments)
• मुक्तसन्धिप्रबन्धनम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त-सन्धि-प्रबन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास; विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific gait signs (tremor at initiation, limping-like movement) indicate a named condition caused by disrupted joint connections.

Vedantic Theme: Order (bandhana) sustains function; when connections loosen, coordinated action fails—mirroring the need for saṃyama (integration) in life.

Application: If gait initiation tremor and instability appear, prioritize joint-strengthening, balance training, and vāta-calming routines; prevent falls and further joint laxity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166: sandhi/kandarā dysfunction under vāta disorders; Preceding verse 1.166.43 on hip-seated vāta causing lameness

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is kalāya-khañja in the Garuda Purana?

It is a named gait disorder where a person trembles at the start of walking and walks as if lame, linked here to loosened or disrupted joint connections.

How does this verse explain the bodily mechanism behind the symptom?

It connects the outward sign (trembling and limping gait) with an internal structural cause: “mukta-sandhi-prabandhana,” i.e., loosened joint bindings/attachments.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Take early signs of shaky gait seriously; focus on joint stability, strengthening, and appropriate therapy—since instability can worsen into lasting disability.