Shloka 14

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

श्वासप्रश्वासरोधश्च प्लीहायामतितृट् परम् / गलरोधश्च क्लोम्नि स्यात्सर्वाङ्गप्ररुजा हृदि

Transliteration

śvāsapraśvāsarodhaśca plīhāyāmatitṛṭ param / galarodhaśca klomni syātsarvāṅgaprarujā hṛdi

Translation

เมื่อม้ามถูกกำเริบ ย่อมมีการติดขัดของลมหายใจเข้าออก และกระหายน้ำอย่างยิ่ง เมื่อโกลมันถูกกำเริบ ย่อมมีการอุดกั้นที่ลำคอ; เมื่อหัวใจถูกกำเริบ ย่อมมีปวดแปลบทั่วสรรพางค์

Word by Word

• श्वासप्रश्वासरोधः: obstruction of inhalation and exhalation
• श्वासप्रश्वासरोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रश्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्वास-प्रश्वासयोः रोधः)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• प्लीहायाम्: in the spleen
• प्लीहायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्लीहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• अतितृट्: excessive thirst
• अतितृट्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + तृष्/तृट् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (अति + तृट्) — ‘excessive thirst’

• परम्: extreme
• परम्: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; here adverbial intensifier ‘exceedingly’ qualifying अतितृट्

• गलरोधः: throat obstruction
• गलरोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक) + रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गलस्य रोधः)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• क्लोम्नि: in the kloman (organ)
• क्लोम्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्लोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• स्यात्: would be/occurs
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘may be/occurs’

• सर्वाङ्गप्ररुजा: pain throughout the body
• सर्वाङ्गप्ररुजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + प्ररुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् अङ्गानां प्ररुजा) — ‘pain all over the body’

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Organ-locus symptomatology: spleen affliction causes dyspnea and extreme thirst; kloman affliction causes throat obstruction; heart affliction causes all-limb piercing pain.

Vedantic Theme: Prāṇa as functional interface between subtle and gross; disturbance of prāṇa reflects doṣic disharmony.

Application: Treat breath obstruction and choking as urgent; evaluate organ involvement; hydrate appropriately and cool pitta if thirst is burning/excessive; seek immediate care for cardiac-type systemic pain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.13-15 (continuing symptom mapping)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

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

This verse links specific bodily organs with recognizable symptom patterns, presenting a diagnostic-style teaching that helps identify afflictions through observable signs like breath obstruction, extreme thirst, choking, and whole-body pain.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Rather than describing the soul’s post-death journey, this verse focuses on embodied experience—how suffering manifests through the organs—supporting the text’s broader aim of teaching causes and signs of distress within life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat breath obstruction, persistent extreme thirst, choking sensations, or widespread pain as serious warning signs and seek timely medical care; the verse encourages careful observation of symptoms and prompt corrective action.