Shloka 50

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

विचारणेन विभजेत्सर्वमावरणं भिषक् / स्थानान्यपेक्ष्य वातानां वृर्धिहानिं च कर्मणाम्

Transliteration

vicāraṇena vibhajetsarvamāvaraṇaṃ bhiṣak / sthānānyapekṣya vātānāṃ vṛrdhihāniṃ ca karmaṇām

Translation

Durch sorgfältige Untersuchung soll der Arzt jeden Fall von Āvaraṇa unterscheiden, indem er die Sitze der Vāyus sowie das Zunehmen oder Abnehmen ihrer Wirkungen berücksichtigt.

Word by Word

• विचारणेन: by examination, by analysis
• विचारणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; साधन-भाव (by examination)

• विभजेत्: should distinguish/divide
• विभजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying आवरणम्)

• आवरणम्: occlusion, obstruction
• आवरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भिषक्: physician
• भिषक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिषज्/भिषक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्थानानि: locations, sites
• स्थानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अपेक्ष्य: having considered; taking into account
• अपेक्ष्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (gerund/absolutive), ‘having considered/with regard to’

• वातानाम्: of the vātas (vāyu types)
• वातानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• वृद्धिहानिम्: increase and decrease
• वृद्धिहानिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (वृद्धिश्च हानिश्च) समाहार-रूपेण एकवचन-प्रयोग

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कर्मणाम्: of functions/actions
• कर्मणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vicarana (careful inquiry) and viveka are essential: distinguish āvaraṇa by vāyu-sthāna (seats) and by vṛddhi/hāni (increase/decline) of functions.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka and pramāṇa-based inquiry; right knowledge precedes right action (yathārtha-jñāna → yathocita-kriyā).

Application: Perform structured assessment: identify which vāyu is displaced/blocked, locate its seat, and judge whether its karma is excessive or deficient before choosing therapy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.48-49 (symptoms to be examined); Garuda Purana 1.167.51-52 (mixed doṣa/vāyu obstructions requiring careful recognition)

Characters & Entities

• Vaidya (Bhishak)
• Vata
• Avarana

FAQs

What is the importance of āvaraṇa analysis in the Garuda Purana?

It frames disease assessment as identifying which force is covering another, and requires checking both anatomical seat and functional change—core to precise vāta-based diagnosis.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate afterlife travel; instead it clarifies how life is maintained through vāyu functions—knowledge that underlies understanding of bodily departure when these functions fail.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Approach health issues systematically: observe where symptoms manifest and what functions are impaired or excessive before choosing interventions.