Shloka 37

Vidradhi–Gulma Nidāna

Causes and Signs of Abscess and Abdominal Mass

Devanagari script

वातोल्बणास्तस्य मलाः पृथक्चैव हि ते ऽथवा / सर्वो रक्तयुतो वाताद्देहस्नोतो ऽनुसारिणः

Transliteration

vātolbaṇāstasya malāḥ pṛthakcaiva hi te 'thavā / sarvo raktayuto vātāddehasnoto 'nusāriṇaḥ

Translation

جب وِیات (وات) حد سے بڑھ جائے تو اس کے مَل (فضلات) بگڑ جاتے ہیں—کبھی الگ الگ خارج ہوتے ہیں، یا سب کچھ خون آلود ہو کر نکلتا ہے۔ وات کے سبب بدن خشک اور لاغر ہو جاتا ہے اور رِساؤ مسلسل جاری رہتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• वातोल्बणाः: predominant in vāta
• वातोल्बणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्बण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (वातेन उल्बणाः = वात-प्रधानाः)

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मलाः: impurities/wastes
• मलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; causal/emphatic)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• अथवा: or else
• अथवा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथवा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or else)

• सर्वः: entire/whole
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रक्तयुतः: mixed with blood
• रक्तयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (रक्तेन युतः = blood-associated)

• वातात्: from vāta
• वातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• देहस्नोतः: oozing from the body
• देहस्नोतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + स्नोत (प्रातिपदिक; √स्नु/स्नो ‘to ooze/flow’ इत्यस्य क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (देहात् स्नोतः = oozing from the body)

• अनुसारिणः: following/flowing along
• अनुसारिणः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + सृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle) ‘अनुसारिन्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinatā-putra in a didactic sequence)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Imbalance (doṣa-prakopa) yields predictable consequences; causes lead to effects in the body just as actions lead to results in life.

Vedantic Theme: Causality within prakriti; discernment (viveka) recognizes lawful sequences rather than randomness.

Application: Treat vāta aggravation early; monitor stools/urine and bleeding; prioritize hydration, unctuous diet, and medical evaluation for blood-mixed discharges.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160.36–40: vāta prakopa leading to gulma/koṣṭha disorders and obstructed channels

Characters & Entities

• Vāta (doṣa)
• Rakta (blood)
• Mala (bodily wastes)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta (Vata) in Garuda Purana teachings?

This verse treats vāta as a powerful force that, when aggravated, disturbs excretions and dries the body—showing how imbalance leads to visible physical decline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it frames the body as a field affected by doṣas; such descriptions support the Purāṇic view that bodily suffering is part of embodied experience shaped by conditions and conduct, though this verse itself focuses on symptoms rather than after-death travel.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat persistent dryness, emaciation, and blood-mixed discharge as serious imbalance; prioritize timely care, diet-rest regulation, and avoiding habits that aggravate vāta (overexertion, irregular meals, excessive fasting).