Shloka 40

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

स्वतन्त्रः स्वाश्रये दुष्टः परतन्त्रः पराश्रये / ततः पिण्डकवच्छ्लेष्मा मलसंसृष्ट एव च

Transliteration

svatantraḥ svāśraye duṣṭaḥ paratantraḥ parāśraye / tataḥ piṇḍakavacchleṣmā malasaṃsṛṣṭa eva ca

Translation

സ്വതന്ത്രമായാൽ സ്വന്തം ആശ്രയത്തിൽ ദുഷ്ടമാകുന്നു; പരതന്ത്രമായാൽ പരാശ്രയത്തിൽ. അപ്പോൾ ശ്ലേഷ്മം പിണ്ഡകത്തെപ്പോലെ ഘനമായി, മലത്തോടും കലർന്നിരിക്കും.

Word by Word

• स्वतन्त्रः: independent
• स्वतन्त्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (स्व-तन्त्रः = self-dependent)

• स्वाश्रये: in its own seat
• स्वाश्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य आश्रये)

• दुष्टः: vitiated
• दुष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; √दुष्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• परतन्त्रः: dependent
• परतन्त्रः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (पर-तन्त्रः = dependent on another)

• पराश्रये: in another’s seat
• पराश्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (परस्य आश्रये)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय; तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ‘thereupon/then’)

• पिण्डकवत्: like a lump
• पिण्डकवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पिण्डक (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison: ‘like a lump’)

• श्लेष्मा: phlegm
• श्लेष्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मलसंसृष्टः: mixed with impurities
• मलसंसृष्टः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक) + संसृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+सृज्/सृज् ‘to mix’ इत्यस्य क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (मलेन संसृष्टः = mixed with waste)

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

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

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Distinguish svatantra (primary) doṣa derangement from paratantra (secondary/associated) derangement; mixed pathology arises when kapha and malas combine.

Vedantic Theme: Discrimination (viveka) and correct classification reduce confusion; complex effects often have multiple proximate causes.

Application: In diagnosis, identify whether vāta is primary or acting under another doṣa/obstruction; treat mixed conditions by addressing both kapha/mala accumulation and vāta dysregulation.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.36–39: vāta prakopa, obstruction, koṣṭha lodging; 1.160.40 continues gulma/āvaraṇa framework

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Vata

FAQs

What is gulma according to Garuda Purana?

Here gulma is described as a lump-like disorder lodging around the bladder, navel, heart region, and flanks, with specific symptoms when vāta is the cause.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing how vāta-driven imbalance creates pain and fever, it underscores the Purana’s broader ethic: bodily discipline supports dharma and steadiness for spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If vāta-type symptoms appear (pain, gurgling, dryness, irregularity), prioritize grounding food, rest, warmth, and timely medical evaluation rather than ignoring early warning signs.