Shloka 30

Devanagari script

वायोरावरणं वातो बहुभेदं प्रचक्षते / पित्तलिङ्गावृते दाहस्तृष्णा शूलं भ्रमस्तमः

Transliteration

vāyorāvaraṇaṃ vāto bahubhedaṃ pracakṣate / pittaliṅgāvṛte dāhastṛṣṇā śūlaṃ bhramastamaḥ

Translation

वायोरावरणं बहुभेदं वातस्य प्रचक्षते। पित्तलिङ्गैः आवृते वाते दाहस्तृष्णा शूलं भ्रमस्तमश्च जायते।

Word by Word

• वायोः: of vāyu (wind principle)
• वायोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• आवरणम्: occlusion, covering
• आवरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (वाक्ये विषय-निर्देशः)

• वातः: vāta (wind disorder)
• वातः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बहुभेदम्: many varieties
• बहुभेदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (बहवः भेदाः यस्य)

• प्रचक्षते: they declare/describe
• प्रचक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• पित्तलिङ्ग: signs of pitta
• पित्तलिङ्ग: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—तत्पुरुष (पित्तस्य लिङ्गम् = sign of pitta); समास-पूर्वपद-रूपम्

• आवृते: when covered/overlaid
• आवृते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वृ (धातु) → आवृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; (पित्तलिङ्गे आवृते = when covered/overlaid by pitta-signs)

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शूलम्: pain, colic
• शूलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भ्रमः: giddiness
• भ्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तमः: darkness, faintness
• तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Āvaraṇa theory: vāta dysfunction manifests differently when covered by other doṣa-signatures; pitta-āvaraṇa yields dāha, tṛṣṇā, śūla, bhrama, tamaḥ.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence and superimposition (āvaraṇa as ‘covering’) as an explanatory model; clarity requires discerning the covering factor, not only the disturbed principle.

Application: When burning and thirst dominate alongside vāta-type pain/instability, suspect pitta-covering of vāta; choose cooling, pitta-pacifying measures while addressing vāta obstruction clinically.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.31-32 (dietary cravings and kapha-āvaraṇa signs)

FAQs

What is ‘āvaraṇa’ (obstruction) of Vāyu in Garuda Purana?

Āvaraṇa is a condition where the normal movement and function of Vāyu/Vāta is blocked or overlaid by another doṣa’s influence, producing mixed and distinctive symptoms.

What symptoms indicate Vāta covered by Pitta signs (pitta-liṅgāvṛta)?

The verse lists burning sensation, thirst, pain, dizziness, and a sense of darkness or obscuration (tamāḥ) as key indicators.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If heat signs (burning, thirst) appear alongside Vāta-type disturbance (pain, dizziness), consider it a mixed pattern and prioritize balancing measures that reduce heat while supporting stable movement.