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Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

लङ्घनायासरूक्षोष्णकामता च कफावृते / कफावृते ऽङ्गमर्दः स्याद्धृल्लासो गुरुतारुचिः

Transliteration

laṅghanāyāsarūkṣoṣṇakāmatā ca kaphāvṛte / kaphāvṛte 'ṅgamardaḥ syāddhṛllāso gurutāruciḥ

Translation

Lorsque le système est recouvert/obstrué par kapha, naît le désir de mesures d’allègement telles que le jeûne, ainsi que d’effort, de sécheresse et de chaleur. Dans l’obstruction par kapha surviennent courbatures, nausée, lourdeur et perte d’appétit.

Word by Word
लङ्घनfasting/lightening therapy
लङ्घन:
Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
TypeNoun
Rootलङ्घन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्
आयासexertion
आयास:
Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
TypeNoun
Rootआयास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्
रूक्षdry
रूक्ष:
Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
TypeAdjective
Rootरूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्
उष्णhot
उष्ण:
Sambandha (List-member/समाहार)
TypeAdjective
Rootउष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्
कामताdesire/liking
कामता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकामता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (लङ्घन-आयास-रूक्ष-उष्ण-कामता = desire for fasting/exertion/dry/hot)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)
कफावृतेwhen covered by kapha
कफावृते:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकफ + आवृत (आ-वृ धातु; क्त-कृदन्त)
Formसप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कफेन आवृतः/आवृते); ‘कफावृते’ = कफेण आवृते (when covered by kapha)
कफावृतेwhen kapha-occluded
कफावृते:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकफ + आवृत (आ-वृ धातु; क्त-कृदन्त)
Formसप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्त-प्रयोगः (emphatic repetition)
अङ्गमर्दःbody-ache
अङ्गमर्दः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग + मर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अङ्गानां मर्दः = body-ache)
स्यात्would be/occurs
स्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
हृल्लासःnausea
हृल्लासः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootहृत्/हृद् + लास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (हृदये लासः/हृल्लासः = nausea)
गुरुताheaviness
गुरुता:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरुता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
अरुचिःloss of appetite
अरुचिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअरुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kapha-āvaraṇa symptomatology and the body’s tendency to seek opposite qualities (lāṅghana, uṣṇa, rūkṣa) as a corrective signal.

Vedantic Theme: Balance of guṇas through opposites; mindful alignment with what restores equilibrium rather than what reinforces inertia (tamas/kapha).

Application: When heaviness, nausea, and anorexia co-occur with a desire for fasting, warmth, and dryness, interpret as kapha obstruction; employ lāṅghana and warming measures appropriately and safely.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.28 (kapha-like heaviness and tandra); Garuda Purana 1.167.30-31 (other āvaraṇa patterns)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda

FAQs

The verse outlines hallmark kapha-avarana indicators—heaviness, nausea, body-ache, and poor appetite—plus the natural inclination toward warming, drying, and lightening measures.

Indirectly: the text teaches that a disciplined, healthy body supports dharma, worship, and end-of-life rites; imbalance (like kapha-avarana) weakens clarity and capacity for duty.

When you feel heavy, nauseated, achy, and appetite is dull, prioritize light meals, warmth, and gentle activity rather than rich, cold, or oily foods.

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