Shloka 12

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

वाताधिके ऽधिकं तत्र शूलस्फुरणभञ्जनम् / शोथस्य रौक्ष्यं कृष्णत्वं श्यावतावृद्धिहानयः

Transliteration

vātādhike 'dhikaṃ tatra śūlasphuraṇabhañjanam / śothasya raukṣyaṃ kṛṣṇatvaṃ śyāvatāvṛddhihānayaḥ

Translation

Khi vāta trội hơn, cơn đau quặn tăng mạnh, kèm co giật/nhịp đập và cảm giác như bị bẻ gãy. Chỗ sưng trở nên khô, sẫm màu—đen hoặc xám đen—và có lúc tăng lúc giảm (lúc nặng lúc nhẹ).

Word by Word

• वाताधिके: when vāta is excessive
• वाताधिके: Adhikarana (Condition: when vāta is predominant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; Locative singular; समास: वातेन अधिकः (vātādhika)

• अधिकम्: more/excessively
• अधिकम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणार्थे अव्ययीभूत (adverbial use: more/excessively)

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Context adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक-अव्यय (there/in that case)

• शूल: pain/colic
• शूल: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• स्फुरण: twitching/throbbing
• स्फुरण: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फुरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक (compound member)

• भञ्जनम्: breaking/tearing (pain, twitching, breaking)
• भञ्जनम्: Karta (Subject: symptom set)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular; समास: शूल+स्फुरण+भञ्जन (लक्षण-समुच्चय)

• शोथस्य: of the swelling
• शोथस्य: Sambandha (of swelling)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• रौक्ष्यम्: dryness/roughness
• रौक्ष्यम्: Karta (Predicate noun/symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• कृष्णत्वम्: blackness
• कृष्णत्वम्: Karta (Predicate noun/symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• श्यावता: dark discoloration
• श्यावता: Karta (Predicate noun/symptom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यावता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; Nominative singular

• वृद्धि: increase
• वृद्धि: Sambandha (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (compound member)

• हानयः: increase and decrease (fluctuations)
• हानयः: Karta (Predicate nouns/symptoms)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; Nominative plural; समास: वृद्धि+हानि (वृद्धिहानयः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Vāta-prādhānya produces characteristic pain patterns, twitching, dryness, discoloration, and fluctuating course—guiding differential diagnosis and management.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-vikāra (changes in qualities) as a lens for understanding embodied experience; encourages measured response rather than panic.

Application: If symptoms are dry, dark, painful, twitching, and fluctuate, prioritize vāta-pacifying measures: warmth, oiling, regular routine, adequate rest and nourishment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167 (vāta-pradhāna lakṣaṇas; fluctuation of śotha)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu
• Vayu (as vāta-doṣa)

FAQs

What is the importance of identifying vāta-predominant swelling in Garuda Purana?

This verse gives diagnostic cues—dryness, dark discoloration, severe pain and twitching—so one can distinguish vāta-type pathology from other doṣic patterns and respond appropriately.

How does this verse explain the changing nature (vṛddhi-hāni) of symptoms?

It notes waxing and waning as a feature of vāta aggravation—symptoms may flare and subside unpredictably, reflecting vāta’s mobile, variable quality.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Track symptom patterns (flare/remission), and address vāta triggers like irregular sleep, fasting, overexertion, and cold exposure; seek care if swelling darkens or pain becomes severe.