Shloka 44

Devanagari script

ष्ठीवनञ्चैव सस्वेदश्वासनिः श्वाससंग्रहः / उदाने गुरुगात्रत्वमरुचिर्वाक्स्वरग्रहः

Transliteration

ṣṭhīvanañcaiva sasvedaśvāsaniḥ śvāsasaṃgrahaḥ / udāne gurugātratvamarucirvāksvaragrahaḥ

Translation

There is spitting and excess expectoration, sweating, labored breathing, and retention or obstruction of the breath. When udāna is disturbed, the limbs grow heavy, taste and appetite are lost, and speech and voice become constricted and impaired.

Word by Word

• ṣṭhīvanam: spitting/salivation
• ṣṭhīvanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣṭhīvana (प्रातिपदिक; √ṣṭhīv (धातु) से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• sa-sveda-śvāsaniḥ: breathing with sweating (sweaty dyspnea)
• sa-sveda-śvāsaniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ ‘सह’) + sveda (प्रातिपदिक) + śvāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + ni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सह-भाव/सहित), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• śvāsa-saṃgrahaḥ: retention/obstruction of breath
• śvāsa-saṃgrahaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śvāsasya saṃgrahaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• udāne: in udāna (vital air)
• udāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• guru-gātratvam: heaviness of the body
• guru-gātratvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + gātra (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (तद्धित)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास (guruṃ gātraṃ yasya/ guru-gātra), तद्धितान्त -त्व, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• aruciḥ: loss of appetite/dislike
• aruciḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aruci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• vāk-svara-grahaḥ: hoarseness/voice obstruction
• vāk-svara-grahaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāk (प्रातिपदिक) + svara (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (vāk-svarasya grahaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Udāna-vāyu disturbance manifests in heaviness, anorexia/aruci, and impairment of speech/voice; respiratory signs accompany vāyu-doṣa derangement.

Vedantic Theme: Vāk and prāṇa interdependence: speech as an expression of subtle vitality; when vāyu is disturbed, instruments of expression and discernment are clouded.

Application: Use the cluster—expectoration, sweating, dyspnea/retention, heaviness, aruci, voice constriction—to differentiate udāna involvement and guide therapies that normalize udāna and clear kapha from the chest/throat.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (udāna-lakṣaṇa and vāyu-vikṛti sequence)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Udana Vayu
• Prana Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of udāna-vāyu in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights udāna as crucial for speech and upward vitality; when it is disturbed, heaviness, anorexia/aruci, and voice or speech impairment appear.

How does this verse explain the path of prāṇa in the body?

By distinguishing breath obstruction (śvāsa-saṃgraha) from udāna disturbance affecting voice, it implies multiple vāyus govern different functions through specific pathways.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Persistent hoarseness, breath difficulty, sweating with distress, and appetite loss should be addressed early—support respiratory health and avoid habits that aggravate vāyu imbalance.