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Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

वाताधिके ऽधिकं तत्र शूलस्फुरणभञ्जनम् / शोथस्य रौक्ष्यं कृष्णत्वं श्यावतावृद्धिहानयः

Transliteration

vātādhike 'dhikaṃ tatra śūlasphuraṇabhañjanam / śothasya raukṣyaṃ kṛṣṇatvaṃ śyāvatāvṛddhihānayaḥ

Translation

જ્યાં વાત વધુ હોય ત્યાં શૂલ, સ્ફુરણ (ધબકારો) અને ભંજના જેવી પીડા વધારે થાય છે. શોથ રુક્ષ બને છે, કાળો અથવા શ્યામવર્ણ થાય છે, અને તેમાં વૃદ્ધિ-હાનિ (ક્યારેક વધે, ક્યારેક ઘટે) દેખાય છે।

Word by Word
वाताधिकेwhen vāta is excessive
वाताधिके:
Adhikarana (Condition: when vāta is predominant)
TypeNoun
Rootवात + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; समास: वातेन अधिकः (vātādhika)
अधिकम्more/excessively
अधिकम्:
Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषणार्थे अव्ययीभूत (adverbial use: more/excessively)
तत्रthere/in that case
तत्र:
Adhikarana (Context adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेश/प्रसङ्गवाचक-अव्यय (there/in that case)
शूलpain/colic
शूल:
Sambandha (compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootशूल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (compound member)
स्फुरणtwitching/throbbing
स्फुरण:
Sambandha (compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootस्फुरण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (compound member)
भञ्जनम्breaking/tearing (pain, twitching, breaking)
भञ्जनम्:
Karta (Subject: symptom set)
TypeNoun
Rootभञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; समास: शूल+स्फुरण+भञ्जन (लक्षण-समुच्चय)
शोथस्यof the swelling
शोथस्य:
Sambandha (of swelling)
TypeNoun
Rootशोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular
रौक्ष्यम्dryness/roughness
रौक्ष्यम्:
Karta (Predicate noun/symptom)
TypeNoun
Rootरौक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular
कृष्णत्वम्blackness
कृष्णत्वम्:
Karta (Predicate noun/symptom)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्णत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular
श्यावताdark discoloration
श्यावता:
Karta (Predicate noun/symptom)
TypeNoun
Rootश्यावता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular
वृद्धिincrease
वृद्धि:
Sambandha (compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootवृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (compound member)
हानयःincrease and decrease (fluctuations)
हानयः:
Karta (Predicate nouns/symptoms)
TypeNoun
Rootहानि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; समास: वृद्धि+हानि (वृद्धिहानयः)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāta-prādhānya produces characteristic pain patterns, twitching, dryness, discoloration, and fluctuating course—guiding differential diagnosis and management.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-vikāra (changes in qualities) as a lens for understanding embodied experience; encourages measured response rather than panic.

Application: If symptoms are dry, dark, painful, twitching, and fluctuate, prioritize vāta-pacifying measures: warmth, oiling, regular routine, adequate rest and nourishment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (vāta-pradhāna lakṣaṇas; fluctuation of śotha)

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda
V
Vishnu
V
Vayu (as vāta-doṣa)

FAQs

This verse gives diagnostic cues—dryness, dark discoloration, severe pain and twitching—so one can distinguish vāta-type pathology from other doṣic patterns and respond appropriately.

It notes waxing and waning as a feature of vāta aggravation—symptoms may flare and subside unpredictably, reflecting vāta’s mobile, variable quality.

Track symptom patterns (flare/remission), and address vāta triggers like irregular sleep, fasting, overexertion, and cold exposure; seek care if swelling darkens or pain becomes severe.

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