Shloka 33

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

वातो ऽष्टधा पृथदौषैः संस्पृष्टैर्निचयं गतः / आर्तवस्य च दोषेण नारीणां जायते ऽष्टमः

Transliteration

vāto 'ṣṭadhā pṛthadauṣaiḥ saṃspṛṣṭairnicayaṃ gataḥ / ārtavasya ca doṣeṇa nārīṇāṃ jāyate 'ṣṭamaḥ

Translation

Vāta becomes eightfold when, coming into contact with other distinct doṣas, it accumulates in various combinations. And through a defect of ārtava (menstrual or reproductive fluid), an eighth type arises in women.

Word by Word

• वातः: vāta (wind-humor)
• वातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अष्टधा: in eightfold manner
• अष्टधा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अष्टधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in eight ways)

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; भेदवाचक (separately)

• औषैः: with herbs/medicinal substances
• औषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओष/औष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• संस्पृष्टैः: mixed/come into contact (with)
• संस्पृष्टैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√स्पृश् (धातु) → संस्पृष्ट (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; औषैः इति विशेषणम् (‘having been contacted/mixed’)

• निचयम्: accumulation
• निचयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निचय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• गतः: has reached/attained
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त, भूत)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘having gone/attained’ (वातः इति कर्तृविशेषण)

• आर्तवस्य: of menstrual fluid/ārtava
• आर्तवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्तव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

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

• दोषेण: by the fault/defect
• दोषेण: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• नारीणाम्: of women
• नारीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• जायते: is born/arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अष्टमः: the eighth
• अष्टमः: Karta (Predicate nominative/विशेष्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: दोष-सम्बन्ध—vāta manifests in multiple types through association with other doṣas and through ārtava-doṣa in women.

Vedantic Theme: कार्य-कारण-भाव—effects vary with combinations of causes; knowledge reduces confusion.

Application: Assess mixed-doṣa presentations; in women, evaluate ārtava/reproductive factors when vāta disorders present atypically.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160: doṣa-bheda and vāta-vikāra classification; ārtava-doṣa mention

Characters & Entities

• Vata (wind principle)
• Doṣa (humoral factor)
• Ārtava (menstrual/reproductive fluid)

FAQs

What is the importance of 'eightfold Vata' in the Garuda Purana?

It provides a classification framework: Vata manifests in multiple distinct types based on how it combines with other doṣas and accumulates, guiding diagnosis and treatment logic.

How does this verse address women’s health specifically?

It states that impairment of ārtava (menstrual/reproductive element) produces an additional, women-specific manifestation—counted as an eighth type.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages symptom interpretation through patterns (accumulation + combination factors) and highlights reproductive health as a key variable in women’s Vata-related disorders.