Shloka 22

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

Devanagari script

अन्तर्धान्तुगतश्चैव वेगस्तम्भं च नेत्रयोः / करोति जृम्भां सदनं दशनानां हतोद्यमम्

Transliteration

antardhāntugataścaiva vegastambhaṃ ca netrayoḥ / karoti jṛmbhāṃ sadanaṃ daśanānāṃ hatodyamam

Translation

และเมื่อแทรกเข้าสู่ธาตุภายในกาย ก็ทำให้กำลังเสื่อมและดวงตาทั้งสองแข็งค้าง นำมาซึ่งการหาว ทำให้ฟันคลอน และความเพียรพยายามก็อ่อนดับ.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्धान्तुगतः: having gone within the (body-)channels/tissues
• अन्तर्धान्तुगतः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + धान्तु (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अन्तः धान्तुं गतः)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• वेगस्तम्भम्: arrest of impulse/motion
• वेगस्तम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेगस्य स्तम्भः)

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

• नेत्रयोः: of/in the two eyes
• नेत्रयोः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध) / सप्तमी (अधिकरण), द्विवचन

• करोति: causes, produces
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• जृम्भाम्: yawning
• जृम्भाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जृम्भा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सदनम्: sinking/weakness; drooping
• सदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दशनानाम्: of the teeth
• दशनानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• हतोद्यमम्: with effort checked; inert
• हतोद्यमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत (कृदन्त; √हन् (धातु) क्त) + उद्यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (हतः उद्यमः यस्य तत्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: As the elements and prana withdraw, agency and effort fail; the embodied sense of control is unreliable at the end.

Vedantic Theme: Kriya-ashakti at death; the Self is not the failing senses; dissolution of indriyas into their causes.

Application: Do not postpone spiritual practice; cultivate remembrance and detachment while faculties are intact.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (continuation of death-signs: eyes, breath, strength, element-withdrawal)

FAQs

What is described as a major sign of approaching death in this verse?

The verse lists physical markers such as fixed eyes, yawning, loosening teeth, and the collapse of personal effort—classic indicators of the body’s failing functions.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It portrays the inward withdrawal of vital functioning from the senses and bodily supports, a prelude to the jīva’s departure from the gross body.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It advises families and practitioners to prioritize calmness, mantra, and righteous remembrance when such signs appear, and to prepare proper death rituals without delay.