Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

वायोरावरणं वातो बहुभेदं प्रचक्षते / पित्तलिङ्गावृते दाहस्तृष्णा शूलं भ्रमस्तमः

Transliteration

vāyorāvaraṇaṃ vāto bahubhedaṃ pracakṣate / pittaliṅgāvṛte dāhastṛṣṇā śūlaṃ bhramastamaḥ

Translation

The obstruction (āvaraṇa) of Vāyu is taught as having many varieties. When Vāta is covered by the signs of Pitta, there arise burning sensation, thirst, pain, dizziness, and darkness of perception.

Word by Word

• वायोः: of vāyu (wind principle)
• वायोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आवरणम्: occlusion, covering
• आवरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (वाक्ये विषय-निर्देशः)

• वातः: vāta (wind disorder)
• वातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बहुभेदम्: many varieties
• बहुभेदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (बहवः भेदाः यस्य)

• प्रचक्षते: they declare/describe
• प्रचक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पित्तलिङ्ग: signs of pitta
• पित्तलिङ्ग: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (पित्तस्य लिङ्गम् = sign of pitta); समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• आवृते: when covered/overlaid
• आवृते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वृ (धातु) → आवृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (पित्तलिङ्गे आवृते = when covered/overlaid by pitta-signs)

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शूलम्: pain, colic
• शूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भ्रमः: giddiness
• भ्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तमः: darkness, faintness
• तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āvaraṇa theory: vāta dysfunction manifests differently when covered by other doṣa-signatures; pitta-āvaraṇa yields dāha, tṛṣṇā, śūla, bhrama, tamaḥ.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence and superimposition (āvaraṇa as ‘covering’) as an explanatory model; clarity requires discerning the covering factor, not only the disturbed principle.

Application: When burning and thirst dominate alongside vāta-type pain/instability, suspect pitta-covering of vāta; choose cooling, pitta-pacifying measures while addressing vāta obstruction clinically.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.31-32 (dietary cravings and kapha-āvaraṇa signs)

FAQs

What is ‘āvaraṇa’ (obstruction) of Vāyu in Garuda Purana?

Āvaraṇa is a condition where the normal movement and function of Vāyu/Vāta is blocked or overlaid by another doṣa’s influence, producing mixed and distinctive symptoms.

What symptoms indicate Vāta covered by Pitta signs (pitta-liṅgāvṛta)?

The verse lists burning sensation, thirst, pain, dizziness, and a sense of darkness or obscuration (tamāḥ) as key indicators.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If heat signs (burning, thirst) appear alongside Vāta-type disturbance (pain, dizziness), consider it a mixed pattern and prioritize balancing measures that reduce heat while supporting stable movement.