Shloka 22

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

क्रुद्धो रुद्धगतिर्वायुः शेफमूलकरो?हि सः / मुष्कवङ्क्षणतः प्राप्य फलकोषातिवाहिनीम्

Transliteration

kruddho ruddhagatirvāyuḥ śephamūlakaro?hi saḥ / muṣkavaṅkṣaṇataḥ prāpya phalakoṣātivāhinīm

Translation

เมื่อวายุ (ลมปราณ) กำเริบและการเคลื่อนไหวถูกกีดขวาง ย่อมกระทบถึงโคนองคชาต; จากอัณฑะและบริเวณขาหนีบแล้วแผ่ไปตามทางนาฑีที่เกี่ยวกับถุงอัณฑะ

Word by Word

• क्रुद्धः: angered
• क्रुद्धः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वायुः)

• रुद्ध: obstructed
• रुद्ध: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुध् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• गतिः: movement/course
• गतिः: Sambandha (In compound/समाससम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासोत्तरपद

• वायुः: wind (vāta)
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-भावेन समासः (रुद्ध-गति-ः) विशेषणसमासः; कर्ता

• शेफ: of the penis
• शेफ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• मूल: of the root/base
• मूल: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• करः: causing (affecting) the root of the penis
• करः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (शेफ-मूल-करः = शेफस्य मूलं करोति/कुरुते इति) विशेषण (सः/वायुः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• सः: he/that (wind)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मुष्क: from the testicle/scrotal region
• मुष्क: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• वङ्क्षणतः: from the groin
• वङ्क्षणतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वङ्क्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (मुष्क-वङ्क्षण) + पञ्चमी

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• फल: testicle (lit. fruit)
• फल: Sambandha (In compound/समाससम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• कोष: sheath/sac
• कोष: Sambandha (In compound/समाससम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद

• अतिवाहिनीम्: the channel that carries excessively (a duct)
• अतिवाहिनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति-वाहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उपसर्गपूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (अति-वाहिनी = अत्यन्तं वहति/प्रवहति)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-gati (movement of deranged vāyu) and srotas-anusaraṇa (spread through channels) as causal explanation of disease.

Vedantic Theme: Kārya-kāraṇa (cause-effect) within the body as part of empirical knowledge; the self is distinct from bodily processes though affected in experience.

Application: In genital disorders, assess vāta aggravation and obstruction; trace symptom spread from root region through groin/testes pathways to guide treatment focus (vāta-anulomana, srotas-śodhana).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160: vāta-driven swellings and channel obstruction described in surrounding verses; Classical Ayurveda parallels: Suśruta Saṃhitā Nidāna/Sārīra on vāta-vyādhi and srotas involvement; Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya Nidāna on vāta disorders

Characters & Entities

• Vayu

FAQs

What is the importance of vāyu (vāta) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse frames disease causation through aggravated, obstructed vāyu, showing how disturbed vāta can localize in the genital–groin region and initiate pathology.

How does this verse explain the path of suffering in the body?

It describes a directional spread: vāyu becomes blocked, then reaches the groin/testes and moves through the scrotal channels, indicating how symptoms propagate along bodily pathways (srotas/dhamanīs).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat pelvic/genital discomfort with attention to vāta-aggravating habits (dryness, strain, suppression of urges) and seek qualified medical care rather than ignoring early obstruction-like symptoms.