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Shloka 3

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

प्राणानपानान्संदूष्य कुर्युस्तान्मांससन्धिगान् / आध्माप्य कुक्षिमुदरमष्टधा ते च भेदतः

Transliteration

prāṇānapānānsaṃdūṣya kuryustānmāṃsasandhigān / ādhmāpya kukṣimudaramaṣṭadhā te ca bhedataḥ

Translation

由扰浊普拉那与阿帕那（prāṇa、apāna），便引发寄于肌肉与关节之疾；又使腹部胀大。此等腹病依其差别，被说为八种。

Word by Word
प्राणान्prāṇa-vāyus
प्राणान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन
अपानान्apāna-vāyus
अपानान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअपान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन
संदूष्यhaving vitiated
संदूष्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदूष् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/क्त्वा) with उपसर्ग सम्; अव्ययभाव; ‘having vitiated’
कुर्युःwould produce, would cause
कुर्युः:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्
तान्those
तान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
मांस-सन्धि-गान्located in the muscular joints/interstices
मांस-सन्धि-गान्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमांस (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (मांसस्य सन्धयः तान् गच्छन्ति/गताः)
आध्माप्यhaving inflated/distended
आध्माप्य:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआध्मा (धातु/आध्मा-प्रयोगः; causative sense)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/क्त्वा) (आध्माप्य = आध्मापयित्वा); अव्ययभाव; ‘having distended’
कुक्षिम्the belly/abdomen
कुक्षिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
उदरम्abdominal disorder (udara)
उदरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउदर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
अष्टधाeightfold
अष्टधा:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअष्टधा (अव्यय)
Formसंख्यावाचक-क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: in eight ways)
तेthey (those disorders)
ते:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
भेदतःaccording to types/differences
भेदतः:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘by distinction’)
Speaker

Dhanvantari

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prana-apana dushti can lodge in tissues (mamsa, sandhi) and cause abdominal distension; udararoga is categorized into eight types for precise diagnosis.

Vedantic Theme: Name-and-form (nama-rupa) as a pragmatic tool: classification aids right action (yathartha-jnana leading to upaya).

Application: Differentiate abdominal disorders by type and locus; treat by correcting vata flow and tissue involvement rather than only suppressing symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161.1-2 (mandagni and vayu obstruction as antecedents); Garuda Purana 1.161.4 (dosha-wise and combined afflictions with systemic signs)

FAQs

This verse links disease formation to disturbed prāṇa and apāna, indicating that balanced vital airs are essential for proper movement, elimination, and abdominal health.

It does not narrate afterlife movement; it uses ‘vāyu’ in the physiological sense. Still, Purāṇic dharma includes maintaining the body as an instrument for righteous living.

Support vāyu balance through regular meals, adequate hydration, gentle movement, and avoiding habits that create bloating and obstruction.

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