Shloka 48

Devanagari script

सर्वे ऽपि विंशतिविधं विद्यादावरणञ्च यत् / हृल्लासोच्छ्वाससंरोधः प्रतिश्यायः शिरोग्रहः

Transliteration

sarve 'pi viṃśatividhaṃ vidyādāvaraṇañca yat / hṛllāsocchvāsasaṃrodhaḥ pratiśyāyaḥ śirograhaḥ

Translation

Deve-se saber que o āvaraṇa, a obstrução, é ao todo de vinte tipos. Seus sinais incluem náusea, bloqueio da respiração, coriza (resfriado/rinite) e peso ou constrição na cabeça.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (persons/things)
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• विंशतिविधम्: of twenty kinds; twentyfold
• विंशतिविधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंशति (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विंशतेः विधः = twentyfold)

• विद्यात्: should know
• विद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• आवरणम्: occlusion, obstruction
• आवरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोग (relative pronoun: which)

• हृल्लासोच्छ्वाससंरोधः: nausea and obstruction of breathing
• हृल्लासोच्छ्वाससंरोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृल्लास (प्रातिपदिक) + उच्छ्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + संरोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (हृल्लासश्च उच्छ्वाससंरोधश्च) समाहार-रूपेण एकवचन-प्रयोग

• प्रतिश्यायः: coryza, cold
• प्रतिश्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिश्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिरोग्रहः: head-affliction, heaviness/seizure of head
• शिरोग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिरसः ग्रहः = seizure/affliction of the head)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systematic knowledge of āvaraṇa (obstruction) and its lakṣaṇas (signs) as a prerequisite for correct understanding and treatment.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discrimination) applied to embodied experience; the body as a field (kṣetra) whose conditions are to be known distinctly.

Application: Use symptom-clusters (nausea, breath-block, rhinitis, head heaviness) to suspect āvaraṇa and avoid one-size-fits-all remedies.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.49-52 (continued āvaraṇa symptomatology and diagnostic method)

Characters & Entities

• Avarana
• Prana (breath)

FAQs

What is the importance of āvaraṇa (obstruction) in the Garuda Purana?

Āvaraṇa is presented as a technical cause of dysfunction—when normal prāṇic flow is blocked, predictable symptoms arise, helping one identify imbalance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By emphasizing breath obstruction and systemic signs, the text highlights prāṇa as central to embodied life—an idea that underlies Garuda Purana’s broader discussions of life-force and transition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If nausea, breathing difficulty, recurring cold, or head heaviness persist, treat it as an imbalance signal—prioritize breath hygiene, routine, and qualified medical guidance.