Shloka 35

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

Devanagari script

तमाहुरर्दितं केचिदेकाङ्गमथ चापरे / रक्तमाश्रित्य च शिराः कुर्यान्मूर्धधराः शिराः?

Transliteration

tamāhurarditaṃ kecidekāṅgamatha cāpare / raktamāśritya ca śirāḥ kuryānmūrdhadharāḥ śirāḥ?

Translation

Có người gọi chứng ấy là ‘ardita’ (tê liệt/khổ nạn nơi mặt), kẻ khác lại gọi là ‘ekāṅga’ (bệnh một bên). Khi các mạch nāḍī nương nơi huyết bị rối loạn, chúng gây ra các chứng bệnh làm tổn hại đến đầu và các chức năng của nó.

Word by Word

• tam: that (condition/person)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine) / नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āhuḥ: they call/say
• āhuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• arditam: ‘ardita’ (facial palsy/affliction)
• arditam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ardita (प्रातिपदिक; √ard + kta)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle used as noun), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• kecit: some (people)
• kecit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ekāṅgam: ‘ekāṅga’ (affliction of one limb/side)
• ekāṅgam: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka-aṅga (प्रातिपदिक; eka + aṅga)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (‘single-limb condition’)

• atha: and/then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (sequencing particle: ‘then/and’)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• apare: others
• apare: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• raktam: blood
• raktam: Karma (Object of absolutive construction/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• āśritya: having resorted to/depending on
• āśritya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√śri (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (absolutive/क्त्वान्त), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable participle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śirāḥ: veins/vessels
• śirāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śirā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kuryāt: would cause/make
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• mūrdhadharāḥ: head-affecting
• mūrdhadharāḥ: Karta (Adjective to ‘śirāḥ’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūrdha-dhara (प्रातिपदिक; mūrdhan + dhara)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष (‘bearing/affecting the head’)

• śirāḥ: veins/vessels
• śirāḥ: Karta (Subject repetition/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śirā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Roga-vyavahāra (nosology): the same syndrome is termed ardita or ekāṅga; disturbance of blood-associated vessels/channels can generate head-centered dysfunctions.

Vedantic Theme: Names and forms (nāma-rūpa) classify experience; underlying causation must be discerned beyond labels.

Application: Do not rely only on labels; assess underlying doṣa-dhātu-srotas involvement (vāta with rakta/śirā) when head/face functions are impaired; pursue targeted therapy accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166.31-34 (nidāna and lakṣaṇa leading to this diagnosis)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is ‘Ardita’ in the Garuda Purana context?

In this verse, ‘ardita’ is a named affliction—commonly understood as a palsy-like condition (often facial or unilateral)—classified alongside ‘ekāṅga,’ a one-sided disorder.

How does this verse explain the condition’s mechanism?

It links the disorder to disturbances in channels/vessels associated with blood, resulting in head-related dysfunction—reflecting traditional physiological language used in Purāṇic and Ayurvedic-adjacent descriptions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Beyond medical urgency, it encourages mindful living and preparedness—maintaining dharma, remembrance, and arranging family responsibilities—since severe unilateral or head-related symptoms are treated as spiritually significant warning signs.