Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

हृद्रोगो मुखशोषश्च प्राणेनापान आवृते / उदानेनावृते प्राणे भवेद्धै बलसंक्षयः

Transliteration

hṛdrogo mukhaśoṣaśca prāṇenāpāna āvṛte / udānenāvṛte prāṇe bhaveddhai balasaṃkṣayaḥ

Translation

When apāna is obstructed by prāṇa, heart-disease and dryness of the mouth arise. And when prāṇa is obstructed by udāna, there occurs depletion of bodily strength.

Word by Word

• हृद्रोगः: heart-disease
• हृद्रोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हृदः रोगः)

• मुखशोषः: dryness of the mouth
• मुखशोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + शोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुखस्य शोषः)

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

• प्राणेन: by prāṇa (vital air)
• प्राणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपानः: apāna (downward vital air)
• अपानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• आवृते: when occluded/covered
• आवृते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी-एकवचन/प्रथमा-द्विवचनादि सम्भव; अत्र: लोकेटिव-अभ्यस्ते (सप्तमी-एकवचन) ‘(अपाने) आवृते’ = when (apāna) is occluded; कर्मणि-भाव

• उदानेन: by udāna (upward vital air)
• उदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• आवृते: when occluded/covered
• आवृते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), सप्तमी-एकवचन (अत्र: ‘प्राणे आवृते’ = when prāṇa is occluded)

• प्राणे: in/with respect to prāṇa
• प्राणे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would occur; should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (indeed/for)

• बलसंक्षयः: loss of strength
• बलसंक्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक) + संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बलस्य संक्षयः)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Interdependence and mutual obstruction among prāṇa, apāna, and udāna; specific āvaraṇa patterns yield specific clinical outcomes.

Vedantic Theme: Causality (kārya-kāraṇa) and ordered inference; discerning unseen internal dynamics from seen effects.

Application: Map symptoms to vāyu interactions: heart/mouth dryness suggests prāṇa obstructing apāna; generalized debility suggests udāna obstructing prāṇa—guiding targeted intervention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.48 (general āvaraṇa signs); Garuda Purana 1.167.50 (diagnostic discrimination by seats and functions)

Characters & Entities

• Prana
• Apana
• Udana

FAQs

What is the importance of āvaraṇa (obstruction) of vāyus in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that disease can arise when one vital wind covers or blocks another, producing specific symptoms—an applied diagnostic idea tied to vāta physiology.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by describing udāna and prāṇa functions, it points to the winds that support life and the upward movement associated with transition at death, though the verse itself focuses on pathology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to support healthy breathing, digestion, and elimination routines—since imbalance in upward/downward forces is linked here with weakness and dryness.