Shloka 58

Devanagari script

साटोपमत्युग्ररुजमाध्मानमुदरे भृशम् / ऊर्ध्वाधो वातरोधेन तमानाहं प्रचक्षते

Transliteration

sāṭopamatyugrarujamādhmānamudare bhṛśam / ūrdhvādho vātarodhena tamānāhaṃ pracakṣate

Translation

When the abdomen is greatly distended, with loud rumbling and intense pain, caused by obstruction of vāyu (wind) moving upward and downward, that condition is called ānāha (painful constipation/obstructed flatulence).

Word by Word

• साटोपम्: with rumbling/noise
• साटोपम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + आटोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—आटोपसहितम् (with rumbling)

• अति-उग्र-रुजम्: having very severe pain
• अति-उग्र-रुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + उग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रुज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम्—अत्युग्रा रुज् यस्मिन्

• आध्मानम्: distension/bloating
• आध्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आध्मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• उदरे: in the abdomen
• उदरे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• भृशम्: excessively
• भृशम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/तीव्रताबोधक अव्यय (adverb: greatly)

• ऊर्ध्वाधः: upward and downward
• ऊर्ध्वाधः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व + अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासे अव्ययप्रयोगः (upwards and downwards)

• वातरोधेन: by obstruction of vāta (wind)
• वातरोधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; समासः—वातस्य रोधः

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

• आनाहम्: ānaha (intestinal obstruction/distension)
• आनाहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्रचक्षते: they call/describe
• प्रचक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Anāha is defined by vata-rodha (obstruction of vāyu) causing distension, pain, and rumbling

Vedantic Theme: Prana as functional force within the upadhi; imbalance yields duhkha, prompting viveka and care of the instrument (sharira)

Application: Recognize anāha by triad: severe distension, loud borborygmi, intense pain; address obstruction and restore vata flow clinically

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Geographic Context

Type: body (abdomen; vata pathways upward/downward)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.60 (intestinal rumbling, stool obstruction); Garuda Purana 1.160 (vata/udara-roga descriptions)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of ānāha in the Garuda Purana?

This verse defines ānāha by its hallmark signs—distension, rumbling, and intense pain—linking suffering to vāta obstruction, a recurring Purāṇic-Ayurvedic explanation of bodily misery.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In the Preta-khaṇḍa context, bodily afflictions are part of the broader teaching on suffering and consequences; such descriptions underscore how pain and obstruction mirror bondage and constraint experienced due to karma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent abdominal pain and constipation seriously; adopt disciplined diet and conduct, and use the teaching as a reminder to reduce harmful habits that lead to suffering.