Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तत्र वातात्स वीसर्पो वातज्वरसमव्यथः / शोथस्फुरणनिस्तोदभेदायासार्तिहर्षवान्

Transliteration

tatra vātātsa vīsarpo vātajvarasamavyathaḥ / śothasphuraṇanistodabhedāyāsārtiharṣavān

Translation

In that context, visarpa arising from vāta resembles the pain-pattern of a vāta-fever, and is marked by swelling, throbbing, pricking pain, splitting pain, fatigue, distress, and bouts of agitation or exhilaration.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there; in that context
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• वातात्: from vāta (wind-doṣa)
• वातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

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

• वीसर्पः: visarpa (spreading skin disease)
• वीसर्पः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीसर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वातज्वरसमव्यथः: having pain similar to vāta-fever
• वातज्वरसमव्यथः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वातज्वर + सम + व्यथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to वीसर्पः); समासः—तत्पुरुष (वातज्वर-समान-व्यथः)

• शोथ: swelling
• शोथ: Sambandha (Compound-member relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (stem in compound)

• स्फुरण: throbbing/twitching
• स्फुरण: Sambandha (Compound-member relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फुरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (stem in compound)

• निस्तोद: pricking pain
• निस्तोद: Sambandha (Compound-member relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निस्तोद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (stem in compound)

• भेद: splitting pain
• भेद: Sambandha (Compound-member relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (stem in compound)

• आयास: fatigue/exertion
• आयास: Sambandha (Compound-member relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (stem in compound)

• आर्ति: distress
• आर्ति: Sambandha (Compound-member relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (stem in compound)

• हर्षवान्: endowed with (swelling, throbbing, pricking, splitting pain, fatigue, distress, and tingling/irritation)
• हर्षवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्षवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (to वीसर्पः); समासः—तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहि-प्राय (शोथ-स्फुरण-निस्तोद-भेद-आयास-आर्ति-हर्ष-वान् = endowed with these)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Roga-vijñāna through doṣa-lakṣaṇa: vāta-type visarpa is inferred by its fever-like pain-pattern and specific sensations.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discriminative knowledge) applied to embodied experience; the body as a field of guṇas/doṣas to be rightly understood.

Application: Use symptom-clusters (śotha, sphuraṇa, nistoda, bheda, āyāsa) to identify vāta-dominant presentation before choosing therapy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.163 (Ayurveda/roga-lakṣaṇa section on visarpa and doṣa-bheda)

Characters & Entities

• Vāta (doṣa)

FAQs

What is described as vātaja visarpa in the Garuda Purana?

It is a visarpa type caused by vāta, characterized by vāta-fever-like pain with swelling, throbbing, pricking and splitting pains, fatigue, and distress.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s journey; it preserves practical Ayurvedic knowledge within a dharma text for sustaining life and duty.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recognize vāta-pattern signs (sharp, shifting pains with fatigue) early and seek timely care; prioritize regular sleep, warmth, and steady routines to avoid vāta aggravation.