Shloka 12

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

क्षतोत्थो वायुना क्षिप्तः स रक्तः पित्तमीरयन् / पित्तासृग्लक्षणं कुर्याद्विद्रधिं भूर्युपद्रवम्

Transliteration

kṣatottho vāyunā kṣiptaḥ sa raktaḥ pittamīrayan / pittāsṛglakṣaṇaṃ kuryādvidradhiṃ bhūryupadravam

Translation

Blood produced from a wound, driven about by vāyu, agitates pitta; it then brings forth the signs of pitta-associated bleeding and causes vidradhi (abscess) with many complications.

Word by Word

• क्षतोत्थः: arisen from a wound
• क्षतोत्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षत (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (क्षतात् उत्थः) — ‘arisen from a wound’

• वायुना: by wind (vāta)
• वायुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• क्षिप्तः: driven/propelled
• क्षिप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘thrown/driven’

• सः: that/he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रक्तः: blood
• रक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; apposition to सः

• पित्तम्: pitta (bile)
• पित्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• ईरयन्: agitating
• ईरयन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईरय् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘stirring/impelling’

• पित्तासृक्-लक्षणम्: symptoms of pitta-blood disorder
• पित्तासृक्-लक्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पित्तासृजोः लक्षणम्) — object of कुर्यात्

• कुर्यात्: would produce/cause
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• विद्रधिम्: abscess
• विद्रधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्रधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• भूरि: much/excessive
• भूरि: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — ‘much/excessively’

• उपद्रवम्: complication
• उपद्रवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म (vidradhiṃ ... upadravam)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-saṃsarga: vāyu mobilizes wound-blood, which provokes pitta, producing pitta-bleeding signs and vidradhi (abscess).

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti-guṇa/doṣa dynamics within the body; cultivating discernment to reduce duḥkha at the vyāvahārika level.

Application: Treat wounds promptly; pacify vāta and pitta to prevent abscess/complications; monitor for pitta-bleeding signs and swelling/heat indicative of vidradhi.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.11-15 (continuity of pitta-āsṛk and complications)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu and pitta interaction in this Garuda Purana verse?

It highlights a doshic mechanism: vāyu mobilizes/deranges blood from injury, which then inflames pitta—explaining why trauma can evolve into heat-type bleeding and suppurative complications.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This verse is not about the after-death journey; it focuses on bodily pathology. In the Purana’s larger framework, caring for the body supports dharmic living and readiness for rites and end-of-life concerns discussed elsewhere.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat wounds early and monitor for heat, spreading pain, fever, and swelling—signs that complications like abscess may develop and need timely intervention.