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Chapter 30: Description by Lord Kapila of Adverse Fruitive Activities

Verse 16 of 34
SB 3.30.16

वायुनोत्क्रमतोत्तारः कफसंरुद्धनाडिकः कासश्वासकृतायासः कण्ठे घुरघुरायते

vāyunotkramatottāraḥ kapha-saṁruddha-nāḍikaḥ kāsa-śvāsa-kṛtāyāsaḥ kaṇṭhe ghura-ghurāyate

Synonyms

vāyunāby air; utkramatābulging out; uttāraḥhis eyes; kaphawith mucus; saṁruddhacongested; nāḍikaḥhis wind pipe; kāsacoughing; śvāsabreathing; kṛtadone; āyāsaḥdifficulty; kaṇṭhein the throat; ghura-ghurāyatehe produces a sound like "ghura-ghura.".

Translation

In that diseased condition, one's eyes bulge due to the pressure of air from within, and his glands become congested with mucus. He has difficulty breathing, and upon exhaling and inhaling he produces a sound like "ghura-ghura," a rattling within the throat.

Verse 16 of 34
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