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Shloka 53

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

पादयोः कुरुते दाहं पित्तासृक्सहितो ऽनिलः / विशेषतश्चङ्क्रमतः पाददाहं तमादिशेत्

Transliteration

pādayoḥ kurute dāhaṃ pittāsṛksahito 'nilaḥ / viśeṣataścaṅkramataḥ pādadāhaṃ tamādiśet

Translation

पित्त और रक्त के साथ बढ़ा हुआ वात जब पैरों में—विशेषकर चलने पर—दाह (जलन) उत्पन्न करे, तो उसे ‘पाददाह’ का निदान करना चाहिए।

Word by Word
पादयोःin/of the two feet
पादयोः:
Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन (or सप्तमी द्विवचन by form; here genitive ‘of/in the two feet’ contextually)
कुरुतेproduces/causes
कुरुते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
दाहम्burning sensation
दाहम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदाह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
पित्त-असृक्-सहितःaccompanied by bile and blood
पित्त-असृक्-सहितः:
Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + असृक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सहित (कृदन्त; √सह् ‘सहने/सहिते’)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: पित्तासृजा सहितः)
अनिलःvāta (wind)
अनिलः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
विशेषतःespecially
विशेषतः:
Sambandha/Discourse (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविशेषतः (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
चand
च:
Sambandha/Discourse (connective)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
अङ्क्रमतःof one who is walking / while walking
अङ्क्रमतः:
Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like/सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Root√क्रम् (धातु ‘गत्यर्थे’) + अङ् (आगम) ; चङ्क्रम् (धातु-आवृत्ति)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; ‘(तस्य) चङ्क्रमतः’ = while walking
पाद-दाहम्burning of the feet
पाद-दाहम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपाद (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पादस्य दाहः)
तम्that (condition)
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
आदिशेत्should diagnose/declare
आदिशेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दिश् (धातु ‘निर्देशे’) + आ (उपसर्ग)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-dūṣya saṃmūrchana: vāta with pitta and blood produces burning in the feet; exertion reveals the condition’s signature (pāda-dāha).

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of factors (saṃbandha) in embodied suffering; precise naming reduces confusion (moha) and enables right action.

Application: If burning in feet worsens on walking and shows pitta-rakta association, diagnose pāda-dāha and prioritize cooling, blood-pacifying measures alongside vāta regulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (pāda-roga cluster); Garuda Purana 1.167 (vātarakta nidāna—pitta/rakta involvement anticipates it)

FAQs

The verse classifies burning in the feet (notably during walking) as a distinct condition and ties it to vāta interacting with pitta and blood—an Ayurvedic causal frame.

It does not describe the soul’s journey; it is a medical-technical teaching within the Garuda Purana’s broader instructional dialogue.

If burning feet worsen with walking, consider heat/inflammation patterns (pitta–rakta) alongside vāta strain; prioritize cooling, hydration, and professional assessment for persistent symptoms.

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