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ŚB 3.30.16

Devanagari

वायुनोत्क्रमतोत्तार: कफसंरुद्धनाडिक: ।
कासश्वासकृतायास: कण्ठे घुरघुरायते ॥ १६ ॥

Text

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

Synonyms

vāyunā — by air; utkramatā — bulging out; uttāraḥ — his eyes; kapha — with mucus; saṁruddha — congested; nāḍikaḥ — his windpipe; kāsa — coughing; śvāsa — breathing; kṛta — done; āyāsaḥ — difficulty; kaṇṭhe — in the throat; ghura-ghurāyate — he 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.