Shloka 22

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

तद्वद्वातकफे शीतं दाहादिर्दुस्तरस्तयोः / शीतादौ तत्र पित्तेन कफे स्यान्दितशोषिते

Transliteration

tadvadvātakaphe śītaṃ dāhādirdustarastayoḥ / śītādau tatra pittena kaphe syānditaśoṣite

Translation

وكذلك إذا اشترك فاتا وكافا معًا ظهرت البرودة؛ ويغدو الإحراق وسائر الآلام عسير الاحتمال. وفي الأحوال التي تبتدئ بالبرودة يعمل بيتّا أيضًا هناك؛ أمّا في كافا فيكون سيلانُ المخاط مع الجفاف والذبول.

Word by Word

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: 'likewise')

• वातकफे: in (the condition of) vāta and kapha
• वातकफे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (वातश्च कफश्च)

• शीतम्: coldness
• शीतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• दाहादिः: burning etc.
• दाहादिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दाहः आदिः यस्य/दाहादयः)

• दुस्तरः: hard to overcome
• दुस्तरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन

• शीतादौ: at the beginning with coldness
• शीतादौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शीतस्य आदौ)

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/प्रसङ्गवाचक (indeclinable adverb: 'there/in that case')

• पित्तेन: by/with pitta
• पित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• कफे: in kapha
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्यान्दितशोषिते: (when) liquefied and dried
• स्यान्दितशोषिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्यान्दित (स्यन्द् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + शोषित (शुष् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त-विशेषणद्वन्द्वः (स्यान्दितश्च शोषितश्च)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Tridoṣa interaction: vāta-kapha produces śīta (coldness), yet pitta can manifest as dāha (burning) even within cold-onset states; kapha shows syandana (oozing) and śoṣa (drying/wasting).

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti-guṇa/doṣa dynamics within embodied existence (deha-dharma) as a field of causality and discernment.

Application: Diagnose mixed-doṣa presentations by tracking dominant qualities (śīta/dāha, syandana/śoṣa) rather than assuming a single-doṣa disorder; tailor cooling/warming and drying/unctuous measures accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (Ayurveda/roga-lakṣaṇa context): adjacent verses on doṣa-driven symptom sequences and āgantuka causes

FAQs

What is the importance of dosha balance in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights how mixed doṣa conditions (vāta-kapha with pitta influence) produce specific symptom patterns, implying that correct diagnosis depends on seeing combined doṣa effects rather than a single cause.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse is medical/physiological in theme and does not directly discuss the soul’s journey; it instead contributes to the Garuda Purana’s broader instruction on embodied suffering and its causes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder that symptoms can be mixed (coldness with burning, discharge with dryness), so holistic assessment and balanced lifestyle choices are emphasized over one-size-fits-all remedies.