Shloka 5

Śvāsa-nidāna: Etiology, Types, Symptom Progression, and Fatal Prognosis

Devanagari script

प्राग्रूपं तस्य हृत्पार्श्वशूलं प्राणविलोमता / आनाहः शङ्खभेदश्च तत्रायासो ऽतिभोजनैः

Transliteration

prāgrūpaṃ tasya hṛtpārśvaśūlaṃ prāṇavilomatā / ānāhaḥ śaṅkhabhedaśca tatrāyāso 'tibhojanaiḥ

Translation

اس کے ابتدائی آثار یہ ہیں—دل اور پہلو میں شُول، پران وायु کی اُلٹی چال، پیٹ کا پھولنا (آنَاہ)، اور کنپٹی میں چیرنے جیسا درد؛ اس حالت میں زیادہ کھانے سے تکان بڑھتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• प्राक्: beforehand; previously
• प्राक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक/पूर्वकालवाचक (adverb: beforehand)

• रूपम्: form; symptom-form
• रूपम्: Karma/Predicate (Object or predicative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• तस्य: of it; of that (disease)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हृत्: heart
• हृत्: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• पार्श्व: side; flank
• पार्श्व: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासमध्यपद

• शूलम्: pain; colic
• शूलम्: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासान्तपद

• प्राण: prāṇa (vital air)
• प्राण: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• विलोमता: reverse course; upward/contrary movement
• विलोमता: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलोमता (प्रातिपदिक; विलोम + ता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भाववाचक (abstract noun)

• आनाहः: distension; bloating
• आनाहः: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शङ्ख: conch; (here) temple region
• शङ्ख: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासपूर्वपद

• भेदः: splitting pain; piercing
• भेदः: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासान्तपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्र: there; in that (condition)
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Adverbial locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb: there/in that condition)

• आयासः: exertion; fatigue
• आयासः: Karta/Predicate (Subject/predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अतिभोजनैः: by overeating; due to excessive meals
• अतिभोजनैः: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिभोजन (प्रातिपदिक; अति + भोजन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अति-भोजनम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in a didactic section)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prodromal discernment (pūrvarūpa) and the ethical-physiological link between overconsumption (atibhojana) and suffering; moderation as preventive wisdom.

Vedantic Theme: Aparigraha/saṃyama as supportive of sattva: restraint in intake reduces bodily turbulence that veils clarity.

Application: Treat early signs seriously; avoid overeating and heavy foods; adopt measured diet and rest to prevent progression of śvāsa.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.150.4 (stomach-origin); Garuda Purana 1.150.7 (full symptom expression)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of recognizing prāgrūpa (prodromal signs) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse frames early symptoms—heart/flank pain, prāṇa moving in reverse, and abdominal distension—as warnings, implying that timely restraint (especially in diet) prevents worsening.

How does this verse explain the role of prāṇa-vilomatā in illness?

By naming prāṇa-vilomatā (contrary movement of the vital wind) alongside ānāha (distension/obstruction), the verse links disordered prāṇa-flow with digestive blockage and systemic discomfort.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice dietary moderation, avoid overeating, and treat persistent chest-side pain with bloating or reflux-like upward movement as a signal to rest, simplify food, and seek competent medical guidance.