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Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

मज्जस्थो ऽस्थिषु चास्थैर्यमस्वप्नं यत्तदा रुजाम् / शुक्रस्य शीघ्रमुत्सङ्गसर्गान्विकृतिमेव वा

Transliteration

majjastho 'sthiṣu cāsthairyamasvapnaṃ yattadā rujām / śukrasya śīghramutsaṅgasargānvikṛtimeva vā

Translation

当病邪坐于骨髓时，骨失其稳，并伴随疼痛与失眠；当其侵及生殖精华 śukra，则出现迅速而异常的泄出——或过早排泄，或其他 vikṛti（失调变异）。

Word by Word
मज्ज-स्थःsituated in the marrow
मज्ज-स्थः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमज्जा (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त; √स्था)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (मज्जायां स्थितः)
अस्थिषुin the bones
अस्थिषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्थि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; Locative plural
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय; conjunction
अस्थैर्यम्instability/weakness
अस्थैर्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्थैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular
अस्वप्नम्sleeplessness
अस्वप्नम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular
यत्which
यत्:
Sambandha (Relative marker)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; relative pronoun (correlative with तत्)
तदाthen
तदा:
Kala (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय; adverb of time
रुजाम्of pains/aches
रुजाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootरुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; Genitive plural
शुक्रस्यof semen
शुक्रस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; Genitive singular
शीघ्रम्quickly
शीघ्रम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशीघ्रम् (अव्यय)
Formक्रियाविशेषण अव्यय; adverb
उत्सङ्ग-सर्गान्discharges/emanations in the groin/lap region
उत्सङ्ग-सर्गान्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउत्सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; Accusative plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (उत्सङ्गे सर्गाः)
विकृतिम्deformity/disorder
विकृतिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootविकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; Accusative singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणबोधक अव्यय; emphatic particle
वाor
वा:
Sambandha (Alternative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पबोधक अव्यय; disjunctive particle
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Guarding vitality (ojas/śukra) and stability by recognizing late-stage signs of disease progression.

Vedantic Theme: Attachment to bodily potency is a source of duḥkha; discernment encourages care without identification.

Application: Persistent insomnia with deep pain and bone instability suggests marrow involvement; reproductive irregularities require prompt evaluation, rest, and corrective regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.166 (dhātu-gata lakṣaṇas: asthi→majja→śukra progression)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda

FAQs

The verse identifies deeper tissue involvement—marrow affecting bones and sleep—showing a graded model where disease penetrates progressively subtler/supportive tissues.

It focuses on the embodied diagnostic layer rather than post-death travel; however, it reinforces that suffering has discernible causes and stages within the living body.

Chronic insomnia with deep aches or reproductive irregularities should be treated as systemic imbalance—seek professional care and address lifestyle factors that aggravate the condition.

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