Shloka 41

Devanagari script

अंसमूलोत्थितो वायुः शिराः संकुच्य तत्रगः / बहिः प्रस्यन्दितहरं जनयत्येव बाहुकम्

Transliteration

aṃsamūlotthito vāyuḥ śirāḥ saṃkucya tatragaḥ / bahiḥ prasyanditaharaṃ janayatyeva bāhukam

Translation

Vāyu arising from the root of the shoulder, constricting the vessels and moving there, gives rise to bāhuka—an affliction that draws the discharge outward and impairs function.

Word by Word

• अंसमूलोत्थितः: arisen from the root of the shoulder
• अंसमूलोत्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंस-मूल-उत्थित (प्रातिपदिक; उत्थित = √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

• वायुः: wind; vital air
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शिराः: veins/nerves
• शिराः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• संकुच्य: having contracted
• संकुच्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√कुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); क्रियाविशेषणभावे

• तत्रगः: going/located there
• तत्रगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र-ग (प्रातिपदिक; ग = √गम् (धातु) + ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास; विशेषण

• बहिः: outward; outside
• बहिः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रस्यन्दितहरम्: removing the outward flow/discharge
• प्रस्यन्दितहरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√स्यन्द् (धातु) + क्त (प्रस्यन्दित) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; विशेषण

• जनयति: produces; generates
• जनयति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• बाहुकम्: a swelling/affliction of the arm (bāhuka)
• बाहुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodied vāyu can localize, constrict channels (śirāḥ), and manifest specific named disorders; precise observation is a form of knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as upādhi: disturbances in prāṇa/vāyu affect the body-mind instrument, not the Self.

Application: Attend early to localized pain/weakness; avoid channel-obstructing habits; seek appropriate vāta-pacifying care when constriction and functional loss appear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (Ayurveda/roga-nidāna section): vāyu-vyādhi descriptions and nāḍī/śirā involvement; Adjacent verses on tendons/joints and vāta-induced lameness (1.166.42–44)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Vata principle)

FAQs

What is the importance of bāhuka in Garuda Purana?

This verse defines bāhuka as a vāyu-origin disorder centered at the shoulder-root, characterized by constriction of śirā (vessels/nerves) and impaired outward flow/function.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as a medical teaching within the Purana, describing bodily mechanisms of disease in vāta pathology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

For shoulder/arm stiffness or weakness suggestive of vāta aggravation, prioritize vāta-pacifying routines (warmth, oil massage, regularity) and seek qualified clinical guidance.