Shloka 10

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

कट्यादिसंयतस्थाने त्वक्ताम्रश्यावलोहिताः / श्वयथुर्ग्रथितः पाकः स वायुश्चास्थिमज्जसु

Transliteration

kaṭyādisaṃyatasthāne tvaktāmraśyāvalohitāḥ / śvayathurgrathitaḥ pākaḥ sa vāyuścāsthimajjasu

Translation

When vāta is constrained in places such as the waist and related regions, the skin turns coppery, dusky, and reddish. A hard, knotted swelling arises with suppuration, and that vāyu penetrates even into the bones and marrow.

Word by Word

• कटि: hip/waist
• कटि: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सप्तमी, एकवचन; (compound member)

• आदि: etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक (etc., and so on) (compound member)

• संयत: constricted/held
• संयत: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-यम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); (compound member)

• स्थाने: in the constricted place(s) such as the hip etc.
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; समास: कट्यादि + संयत + स्थान (कट्यादिसंयतस्थाने)

• त्वक्: skin
• त्वक्: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (compound member)

• ताम्र: coppery
• ताम्र: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• श्याव: dark/greyish
• श्याव: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• लोहिताः: reddish (coppery, dark, red)
• लोहिताः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; समास: ताम्र+श्याव+लोहित (रङ्ग-समुच्चय)

• श्वयथुः: swelling
• श्वयथुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वयथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• ग्रथितः: knotted/hardened
• ग्रथितः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रथ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (qualifying श्वयथुः/पाकः)

• पाकः: suppuration/abscess
• पाकः: Karta (Apposition to swelling)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सः: that
• सः: Karta (Subject: that)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वायुः: vāta/wind (humor)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अस्थि: bones
• अस्थि: Adhikarana (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; (compound member)

• मज्जसु: in bones and marrow
• मज्जसु: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; Locative plural; समास: अस्थि+मज्जा (अस्थिमज्जसु)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When vāta is obstructed/contained (saṃyata) it produces severe localized pathology and can penetrate to asthi-majjā, showing the danger of chronic obstruction and deep tissue involvement.

Vedantic Theme: Sharīra as a composite of changing elements (pañca-bhūta/dhātu) subject to disorder; encourages detachment and prudent care.

Application: Do not ignore chronic localized stiffness/pain with discoloration and swelling; address obstruction and inflammation early; avoid drying/cold regimens that worsen vāta.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (vāta-vyādhi lakṣaṇas; asthi/majjā involvement as severe stage)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Vayu (as vāta-doṣa)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta (vāyu) in Garuda Purana’s teachings?

This verse highlights vāta as a powerful force that, when obstructed, can spread deeply into tissues like bone and marrow, producing severe, visible pathology—showing the Purana’s practical, Ayurveda-aligned view of dhātu-level imbalance.

How does this verse explain suffering in the embodied state?

It frames suffering as arising from internal imbalance—vāyu becoming constrained and then invading deeper tissues—leading to pain, swelling, and suppuration, i.e., a physiological pathway for distress.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat early signs of dryness, constriction, and pain seriously; prioritize vāta-balancing routines (regular rest, warmth, stable diet) and seek timely medical care for swelling or abscess-like symptoms.