Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

बलवर्णप्रणाशश्चा पाने पर्वास्थिसंग्रहः / गुरुताङ्गेषु सर्वेषु स्थूलत्वञ्चागतं भृशम्

Transliteration

balavarṇapraṇāśaścā pāne parvāsthisaṃgrahaḥ / gurutāṅgeṣu sarveṣu sthūlatvañcāgataṃ bhṛśam

Translation

Strength and complexion are lost. When apāna is disturbed, there is stiffness or constriction in joints and bones; heaviness arises in all the limbs, and excessive corpulence—dense, solid heaviness—manifests strongly.

Word by Word

• bala-varṇa-praṇāśaḥ: loss of strength and complexion
• bala-varṇa-praṇāśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + praṇāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (balaṃ ca varṇaś ca—तयोः praṇāśaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

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

• pāne: in apāna? / in pāna (vital air named pāna)
• pāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• parva-asthi-saṃgrahaḥ: stiffness/contracture of joints and bones
• parva-asthi-saṃgrahaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvan (प्रातिपदिक) + asthi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃgraha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-तत्पुरुष (parvāṇi ca asthīni ca—teṣāṃ saṃgrahaḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• gurutā: heaviness
• gurutā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gurutā (प्रातिपदिक; guru + -tā तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• aṅgeṣu: in the limbs
• aṅgeṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (Neuter, Locative, Plural)

• sarveṣu: in all
• sarveṣu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन (Adjective, Neuter, Locative, Plural)

• sthūlatvam: corpulentness/thickness
• sthūlatvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthūla (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (तद्धित)
• Form: तद्धितान्त -त्व, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

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

• āgatam: arisen/occurred
• āgatam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु) + kta → āgata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• bhṛśam: excessively
• bhṛśam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: greatly)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Apāna-vāyu disturbance affects elimination and lower-body function, producing stiffness in joints/bones and pervasive heaviness; systemic vitality (bala/varṇa) declines.

Vedantic Theme: Embodied luminosity (varṇa/ojas) wanes when vāyu is disordered; the subtle governs the gross—vāyu imbalance reshapes bodily experience.

Application: Treat signs of apāna derangement—joint stiffness, heaviness, excessive corpulence, loss of strength/complexion—by restoring apāna flow and reducing heaviness (guru) through appropriate regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (apāna-lakṣaṇa and tissue effects)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Apana Vayu

FAQs

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

This verse presents apāna as essential for downward movement and elimination; when impaired, stiffness, heaviness, and decline of strength and complexion follow.

How does this verse connect bodily heaviness with subtle vital airs?

It explains heaviness and stiffness as outcomes of disturbed apāna, implying that subtle vāyu dysfunction can manifest as gross physical congestion and reduced vitality.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Support healthy elimination and mobility through disciplined routine and diet; persistent stiffness with heaviness and declining energy can indicate apāna-related imbalance needing correction.