Shloka 27

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

रोधो वेगस्य वल्लूरमजीर्णश्रममैथुनम् / पच्यते मार्गगमनं यानेन क्षोभिणापि वा

Transliteration

rodho vegasya vallūramajīrṇaśramamaithunam / pacyate mārgagamanaṃ yānena kṣobhiṇāpi vā

Translation

Menahan dorongan alami tubuh, makan daging kering (vallūra), gangguan cerna, keletihan, hubungan seksual, serta perjalanan di jalan—berjalan kaki atau naik kendaraan yang mengguncang—semuanya memperparah dan ‘mematangkan’ gangguan itu.

Word by Word

• रोधः: suppression/obstruction
• रोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वेगस्य: of an urge/impulse
• वेगस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वल्लूरम्: dried meat (vallūra)
• वल्लूरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वल्लूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अजीर्णश्रममैथुनम्: indigestion, exertion, and sexual intercourse
• अजीर्णश्रममैथुनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + मैथुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (अजीर्णं च श्रमः च मैथुनं च)

• पच्यते: is digested/gets processed
• पच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• मार्गगमनम्: traveling on the road
• मार्गगमनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + गमन (कृदन्त; √गम् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मार्गे गमनम्); भाववाचक-क्तिन्/ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त ‘गमन’

• यानेन: by a vehicle
• यानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• क्षोभिणा: agitating/jolting
• क्षोभिणा: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षोभिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-विशेषणरूप, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; वर्तमान-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (इन्)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vegā-rodha (suppression of natural urges), ajīrṇa, exertion, maithuna, and jarring travel act as triggers that ‘cook’ (ripen) pathology.

Vedantic Theme: Right use of the body (yukta-vihāra) as a prerequisite for steadiness of mind; ignoring natural rhythms increases rajas and suffering.

Application: Do not suppress urges (urination, defecation, etc.); treat indigestion early; moderate exertion and sexual activity during illness; avoid rough travel when symptomatic.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Geographic Context

Type: route

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162 (vihāra causes: vegā-rodha, ajīrṇa, śrama, maithuna, yāna-kṣobha)

FAQs

What is the importance of not suppressing natural urges (vega) in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats urge-suppression (vega-rodha) as a direct aggravator of disease processes, indicating that bodily rhythms should not be forcibly blocked.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate Yama’s realm here; it teaches preventive discipline—how actions in the body can precipitate suffering through illness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid chronic urge-suppression, manage indigestion early, limit overexertion, and reduce strain from long or jarring travel when unwell.