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Shloka 40

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

आमबद्धायनः कुर्यात्संस्तभ्याङ्गं कफान्वितः / असाध्य एव सर्वो हि भवेद्दण्डापतानकः

Transliteration

āmabaddhāyanaḥ kuryātsaṃstabhyāṅgaṃ kaphānvitaḥ / asādhya eva sarvo hi bhaveddaṇḍāpatānakaḥ

Translation

When the channels (āyana) are obstructed by āma and accompanied by kapha, it causes stiffness by arresting the limbs. Indeed, daṇḍāpatānaka is entirely incurable.

Word by Word
आमबद्धायनःāmabaddhāyana (disease with channels blocked by āma)
आमबद्धायनः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआम + बद्ध + आयन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आमेन बद्धम् आयनम् यस्य) रोगनाम (Masculine, Nominative singular; disease-name)
कुर्यात्would cause/produce
कुर्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person singular)
संस्तभ्यhaving stiffened; by obstructing
संस्तभ्य:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् + √स्तम्भ् (धातु) + ल्यप् (अव्यय-कृदन्त)
Formल्यबन्त-अव्यय (Gerund): ‘having stiffened/blocked’
अङ्गम्the limb/body-part
अङ्गम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)
कफान्वितःaccompanied by kapha
कफान्वितः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootकफ + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; √इ (धातु) with anu + क्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (कफेन अन्वितः) (Masculine, Nominative singular)
असाध्यःincurable
असाध्यः:
Karta (Subject complement/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-साध्य (प्रातिपदिक; √साध् + यत्; negated)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis particle)
सर्वःentirely; wholly
सर्वः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; ‘entire/wholly’)
हिindeed; for
हि:
Sambandha (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle; causal/emphatic)
भवेत्would be/become
भवेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person singular)
दण्डापतानकःdaṇḍāpatānaka (rigid tetanic fall)
दण्डापतानकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदण्ड + अपतानक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दण्डवत् अपतानकः) रोगनाम (Masculine, Nominative singular; disease-name)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āma-obstructed channels with kapha involvement cause limb arrest and stiffness; daṇḍāpatānaka is wholly asādhya.

Vedantic Theme: Srotas-āvaraṇa as bondage metaphor: obstruction produces loss of freedom of movement; embodied limitation is intrinsic to prakṛti.

Application: Treat early āma and kapha to prevent srotorodha and stambha; once daṇḍāpatānaka manifests, focus on comfort care and supportive measures.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166.36 (asādhya indicators); Garuda Purana 1.166.38 (sarvāṅga-rodha, stambha)

Characters & Entities
K
Kapha (Ayurvedic dosha)
A
Ama (undigested toxins)

FAQs

The verse treats āma as a root cause that blocks bodily pathways, leading to severe stiffness and serious disease progression, especially when kapha is involved.

It does not narrate afterlife events; it emphasizes bodily obstruction and incurability as a caution to maintain health, which supports one’s dharmic duties in life.

Avoid habits that create āma (heavy, incompatible foods; overeating; weak digestion) and address kapha aggravation early to prevent chronic stiffness and complications.

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