Shloka 46

Devanagari script

इत्येते वायवः प्रोक्ता दश देहेषु सुस्थिताः / केवलं भुक्तमन्नञ्च पुष्टिदं सर्वदेहिनाम्

Transliteration

ityete vāyavaḥ proktā daśa deheṣu susthitāḥ / kevalaṃ bhuktamannañca puṣṭidaṃ sarvadehinām

Translation

So sind diese zehn Vāyus beschrieben, fest in den Körpern gegründet. Und nur die tatsächlich verzehrte Speise wird zur Quelle der Nahrung für alle verkörperten Wesen.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• वायवः: vital airs/winds
• वायवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्रोक्ता: are declared/said
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with vāyavaḥ)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Numeral/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (agreeing with vāyavaḥ)

• देहेषु: in bodies
• देहेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• सुस्थिताः: well-established/situated
• सुस्थिताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु+स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• केवलम्: only/merely
• केवलम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: केवल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial use: only/merely)

• भुक्तम्: eaten/consumed
• भुक्तम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-क्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (used adjectivally with annaṃ)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• पुष्टिदम्: nourishing; giving strength
• पुष्टिदम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (giver of nourishment)

• सर्वदेहिनाम्: of all embodied beings
• सर्वदेहिनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + देहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (all embodied beings)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ten vāyus are established in the body; nourishment arises from actually ingested food (anna) that becomes sustaining essence.

Vedantic Theme: Anna–prāṇa linkage (annamaya and prāṇamaya); dependence of embodied life on causal chains, encouraging dispassion and disciplined living.

Application: Mindful eating: choose sattvic, digestible food; eat in proper measure; recognize that nourishment depends on assimilation, not mere availability or desire.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: body-microcosm

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.32.47 (vāyu processes food into two forms)

Characters & Entities

• Vayus (ten vital airs)
• Dehin (embodied beings)

FAQs

What is the importance of the ten vāyus in the Garuda Purana?

This verse concludes the listing by stressing that the ten vital airs are firmly situated in the body, forming a key framework for understanding life-functions and the subtle-body discussion in the Preta Kanda.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

By grounding the teaching in body-and-prāṇa mechanics, it supports the broader Preta Kanda narrative: the embodied condition depends on organized life-forces, and their departure/disruption is central to death and post-death transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain disciplined, sattvic nourishment and mindful eating—because only what is actually consumed sustains the body—while treating prāṇa-care (breath, moderation, routine) as part of dharmic living.