Shloka 38

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

Devanagari script

एकाङ्गरोगतां केचिदन्ये कक्षरुजां विदुः / सर्वाङ्गरोधः स्तम्भश्च सर्वकायाश्रिते ऽनिले

Transliteration

ekāṅgarogatāṃ kecidanye kakṣarujāṃ viduḥ / sarvāṅgarodhaḥ stambhaśca sarvakāyāśrite 'nile

Translation

ಕೆಲವರು ಇದನ್ನು ಏಕಾಂಗ ರೋಗವೆಂದು, ಇನ್ನವರು ಕಕ್ಷ/ಕೈಕೂದಲು ಭಾಗದ ನೋವೆಯೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ವಾಯು ಸಮಸ್ತ ದೇಹದಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸಿದಾಗ ಎಲ್ಲ ಅಂಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರೋಧ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಥಂಭ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ॥

Word by Word

• एकाङ्गरोगताम्: disease of a single limb
• एकाङ्गरोगताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + अङ्ग + रोगता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (एकस्य अङ्गस्य रोगता) (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (Masculine, Nominative plural; ‘some’)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural)

• कक्षरुजाम्: pain in the armpit/axilla
• कक्षरुजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कक्ष + रुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कक्षायाः रुजा) (Feminine, Accusative singular)

• विदुः: know; consider
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd person plural)

• सर्वाङ्गरोधः: obstruction of all limbs
• सर्वाङ्गरोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + अङ्ग + रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषाम् अङ्गानां रोधः) (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• स्तम्भः: stiffness; rigidity
• स्तम्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वकायाश्रिते: situated in the whole body
• सर्वकायाश्रिते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काय + आश्रित (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रि (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (सर्वकाये आश्रितः) (Masculine, Locative singular; ‘when/where situated in the whole body’)

• अनिले: in vāta (wind humor)
• अनिले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Masculine, Locative singular)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Disease may be localized (eka-aṅga) or perceived as side/armpit pain; when vāyu becomes sarva-kāya-āśrita it causes sarvāṅga-rodha and stambha.

Vedantic Theme: From particular to universal: localized disturbance can become systemic; body as interconnected nāḍī-srotas network.

Application: Do not ignore localized vāta symptoms; intervene early to prevent systemic spread leading to generalized stiffness and functional blockade.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: jnana

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166.37 (pakṣāghāta definition); Garuda Purana 1.166.40 (stambha/daṇḍāpatānaka)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu lodged in the whole body in Garuda Purana?

This verse links systemic vāta involvement with global symptoms—limb obstruction and stiffness—showing how the text grades disorders from localized (one limb) to whole-body affliction.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not narrate afterlife events; it emphasizes embodied suffering and the workings of vāta, reinforcing the Garuda Purana’s broader aim of guiding life conduct through knowledge of causes and effects.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If stiffness and movement restriction spread through the body, treat it as a systemic condition; pursue prompt clinical evaluation and supportive routines that reduce dryness and overexertion.