Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

आमाशयोत्थवमथुश्वासकासविषूचिकाः / कण्डूपरोधघर्मादिव्याधीनूर्ध्वञ्च नाभितः

Transliteration

āmāśayotthavamathuśvāsakāsaviṣūcikāḥ / kaṇḍūparodhagharmādivyādhīnūrdhvañca nābhitaḥ

Translation

From disorders arising in the stomach come asthma, cough, and viṣūcikā—an acute gastrointestinal affliction. Above the navel arise ailments such as itching, obstruction of the channels, excessive sweating, and related diseases.

Word by Word

• आमाशयोत्थव: arising from the stomach (āmāśaya)
• आमाशयोत्थव: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आमाशय + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उत्थ’ = ‘उत्थित’ (arising from)

• मथु: a disorder called mathu
• मथु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; रोगनाम (disease-term)

• श्वास: dyspnea/asthma
• श्वास: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; रोगनाम

• कास: cough
• कास: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; रोगनाम

• विषूचिकाः: cholera-like disorder/acute gastroenteritis
• विषूचिकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषूचिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; रोगनाम

• कण्डू: itching
• कण्डू: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; रोगलक्षण (itching)

• परोध: obstruction
• परोध: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘अवरोध’ अर्थे (obstruction)

• घर्म: heat/fever
• घर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ज्वर/उष्णता (heat/fever)

• आदि: and the like
• आदि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (etcetera-marker)

• व्याधीन्: diseases
• व्याधीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards/above
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: upward/above)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नाभितः: from/around the navel
• नाभितः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from/around)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right knowledge distinguishes origin and locus of disease; mapping symptoms to sources enables proper remedy.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) applied to embodied experience; knowledge as a means to reduce duḥkha.

Application: Treat stomach-origin disorders promptly (diet correction, digestion support); observe symptom geography (above/below nābhi) to guide intervention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: body-region

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166.6-8 (vāyu and obstruction leading to systemic disease); Garuda Purana 1.166.10 (sensory/skin and systemic manifestations)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of classifying diseases by body region in Garuda Purana?

This verse links specific ailments to the stomach and the region above the navel, showing a diagnostic approach where location and origin guide understanding and treatment.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana’s broader teachings?

Although the Garuda Purana is famed for afterlife topics, it also preserves practical dharmic and health knowledge; here it presents a roga-nidāna style mapping of ailments to bodily sources.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to treat digestive health seriously, since many systemic symptoms (breath/cough/skin issues) are described as connected to stomach-origin imbalance.