Shloka 16

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

वायुश्चात्र सरुक्च्छब्दं विधत्ते सर्वथा गतिम् / पित्तोदरे ज्वरो मूर्छा दाहित्वं कटुकास्यता

Transliteration

vāyuścātra sarukcchabdaṃ vidhatte sarvathā gatim / pittodare jvaro mūrchā dāhitvaṃ kaṭukāsyatā

Translation

Aqui, vāyu (o humor do vento) provoca dor com roncos e movimento errático por todo o abdômen. No distúrbio abdominal do tipo pitta surgem febre, desmaio, sensação de ardor e gosto amargo na boca.

Word by Word

• वायुः: wind; vāta (humor)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अत्र: here; in this condition
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• सरुक्शब्दम्: painful sound (rumbling with pain)
• सरुक्शब्दम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-रुक्-शब्द (प्रातिपदिक; सरुक् + शब्द)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (रुजा सहितः शब्दः)

• विधत्ते: produces; arranges; causes
• विधत्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्वथा: in every way; entirely
• सर्वथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in every way)

• गतिम्: movement; course
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• पित्तोदरे: in pitta-type abdominal disorder
• पित्तोदरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त-उदर (प्रातिपदिक; पित्त + उदर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पित्तसम्बन्धि उदररोगः)

• ज्वरः: fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मूर्छा: fainting; swoon
• मूर्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दाहित्वम्: burning sensation
• दाहित्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाहि-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; दाहिन् + त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भाववाचक-त्वान्त (abstract noun)

• कटुकास्यता: bitterness in the mouth
• कटुकास्यता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटुक-अस्य-ता (प्रातिपदिक; कटुक + आस्य + ता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कटुकम् आस्यं यस्य/यत्र = कटुकास्य; तस्य भावः = कटुकास्यता)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Dosha-based differentiation: vāyu-type vs pitta-type abdominal disorder by characteristic symptom clusters.

Vedantic Theme: Prakriti-viveka (discerning nature’s modes) as a tool; body as field (kṣetra) with knowable patterns.

Application: Map symptoms to doshic patterns (pain/rumbling/irregularity for vāyu; heat/fever/burning/bitter taste for pitta) to guide appropriate intervention and diet.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161.15, 1.161.17-19 (continuation of udara-roga dosha lakshanas)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Vata)
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa-based symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the Purana preserves practical diagnostic markers—vāta causes pain with rumbling and irregular motion, while pitta manifests as heat-related signs like fever, fainting, burning, and bitterness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily imbalance and suffering, it supports the text’s broader ethic that disciplined living and right conduct reduce distress and support dharmic life before discussions of death and afterlife.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional checklist: pain with gurgling suggests vāta-aggravation; heat, burning, bitterness suggests pitta—prompting timely dietary and lifestyle correction and medical consultation.