Shloka 37

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

वातोल्बणास्तस्य मलाः पृथक्चैव हि ते ऽथवा / सर्वो रक्तयुतो वाताद्देहस्नोतो ऽनुसारिणः

Transliteration

vātolbaṇāstasya malāḥ pṛthakcaiva hi te 'thavā / sarvo raktayuto vātāddehasnoto 'nusāriṇaḥ

Translation

ເມື່ອວາຕະ (vāta) ເກີນກຳລັງ ມະລະ (malas) ຄືຂອງເສຍຈະຖືກລົບກວນ—ບາງຄັ້ງຂັບອອກແຍກກັນ ຫຼືບາງຄັ້ງຂັບອອກທັງໝົດປົນເລືອດ. ເນື່ອງຈາກວາຕະ ຮ່າງກາຍແຫ້ງ ແລະ ຊູບຜອມ ແລະ ຂອງໄຫຼອອກກໍຍັງໄຫຼຕໍ່ໄປ.

Word by Word

• वातोल्बणाः: predominant in vāta
• वातोल्बणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (वातेन उल्बणाः = वात-प्रधानाः)

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मलाः: impurities/wastes
• मलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or else)

• सर्वः: entire/whole
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रक्तयुतः: mixed with blood
• रक्तयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (रक्तेन युतः = blood-associated)

• वातात्: from vāta
• वातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• देहस्नोतः: oozing from the body
• देहस्नोतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नोत (प्रातिपदिक; √स्नु/स्नो ‘to ooze/flow’ इत्यस्य क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (देहात् स्नोतः = oozing from the body)

• अनुसारिणः: following/flowing along
• अनुसारिणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + सृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle) ‘अनुसारिन्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra in a didactic sequence)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Imbalance (doṣa-prakopa) yields predictable consequences; causes lead to effects in the body just as actions lead to results in life.

Vedantic Theme: Causality within prakriti; discernment (viveka) recognizes lawful sequences rather than randomness.

Application: Treat vāta aggravation early; monitor stools/urine and bleeding; prioritize hydration, unctuous diet, and medical evaluation for blood-mixed discharges.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.36–40: vāta prakopa leading to gulma/koṣṭha disorders and obstructed channels

Characters & Entities

• Vāta (doṣa)
• Rakta (blood)
• Mala (bodily wastes)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta (Vata) in Garuda Purana teachings?

This verse treats vāta as a powerful force that, when aggravated, disturbs excretions and dries the body—showing how imbalance leads to visible physical decline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it frames the body as a field affected by doṣas; such descriptions support the Purāṇic view that bodily suffering is part of embodied experience shaped by conditions and conduct, though this verse itself focuses on symptoms rather than after-death travel.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent dryness, emaciation, and blood-mixed discharge as serious imbalance; prioritize timely care, diet-rest regulation, and avoiding habits that aggravate vāta (overexertion, irregular meals, excessive fasting).