Shloka 41

Vāta-vyādhi Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Obstruction, Dhātu-Seating, and Major Neuromuscular Entities

Devanagari script

अंसमूलोत्थितो वायुः शिराः संकुच्य तत्रगः / बहिः प्रस्यन्दितहरं जनयत्येव बाहुकम्

Transliteration

aṃsamūlotthito vāyuḥ śirāḥ saṃkucya tatragaḥ / bahiḥ prasyanditaharaṃ janayatyeva bāhukam

Translation

தோளின் வேரிலிருந்து எழும் வாயு நரம்புகளைச் சுருக்கி அங்கேயே இயங்கினால், வெளியே சுரப்பை இழுத்து செயலிழப்பை உண்டாக்கும் ‘பாஹுக’ நோயை உண்டாக்குகிறது.

Word by Word

• अंसमूलोत्थितः: arisen from the root of the shoulder
• अंसमूलोत्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अंस-मूल-उत्थित (प्रातिपदिक; उत्थित = √स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle) विशेषण

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

• शिराः: veins/nerves
• शिराः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• संकुच्य: having contracted
• संकुच्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√कुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); क्रियाविशेषणभावे

• तत्रगः: going/located there
• तत्रगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्र-ग (प्रातिपदिक; ग = √गम् (धातु) + ड)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास; विशेषण

• बहिः: outward; outside
• बहिः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहिः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• प्रस्यन्दितहरम्: removing the outward flow/discharge
• प्रस्यन्दितहरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√स्यन्द् (धातु) + क्त (प्रस्यन्दित) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास; विशेषण

• जनयति: produces; generates
• जनयति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• बाहुकम्: a swelling/affliction of the arm (bāhuka)
• बाहुकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Embodied vāyu can localize, constrict channels (śirāḥ), and manifest specific named disorders; precise observation is a form of knowledge.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as upādhi: disturbances in prāṇa/vāyu affect the body-mind instrument, not the Self.

Application: Attend early to localized pain/weakness; avoid channel-obstructing habits; seek appropriate vāta-pacifying care when constriction and functional loss appear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (Ayurveda/roga-nidāna section): vāyu-vyādhi descriptions and nāḍī/śirā involvement; Adjacent verses on tendons/joints and vāta-induced lameness (1.166.42–44)

Characters & Entities

• Vayu (Vata principle)

FAQs

What is the importance of bāhuka in Garuda Purana?

This verse defines bāhuka as a vāyu-origin disorder centered at the shoulder-root, characterized by constriction of śirā (vessels/nerves) and impaired outward flow/function.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s post-death journey; it functions as a medical teaching within the Purana, describing bodily mechanisms of disease in vāta pathology.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

For shoulder/arm stiffness or weakness suggestive of vāta aggravation, prioritize vāta-pacifying routines (warmth, oil massage, regularity) and seek qualified clinical guidance.