Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

कफो वसन्ते तमपि वातपित्तं भवेदनु / बलवत्स्वल्पदोषेषु ज्वरः साध्यो ऽनुपद्रवः

Transliteration

kapho vasante tamapi vātapittaṃ bhavedanu / balavatsvalpadoṣeṣu jvaraḥ sādhyo 'nupadravaḥ

Translation

في الربيع يغلب «كافا» (البلغم)، ثم قد ينهض بعده «ڤاتا» و«پِتّا». فإذا كان المريض قويًّا وكانت الدوشات خفيفة، كانت الحُمّى قابلةً للعلاج وتمضي بلا مضاعفات.

Word by Word

• kaphaḥ: phlegm
• kaphaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• vasante: in spring
• vasante: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (Masculine, Locative singular; time-locative)

• tam: that (one)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Masculine, Accusative singular; pronoun)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (particle: also/even)

• vātapittam: vāta and pitta (combined)
• vātapittam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक) + pitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (vāta + pitta); समाहारार्थ (Neuter, Accusative singular; copulative compound)

• bhavet: would become / occurs
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Optative, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada)

• anu: thereafter, following
• anu: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable: after/along/thereafter)

• balavat: in strong (persons/conditions)
• balavat: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: balavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन-स्थाने ‘बलवत्सु’ रूपेण; अत्र सन्धिना ‘बलवत्’ + ‘स्वल्प…’ (Locative plural intended: balavatsu; adjective)

• svalpadoṣeṣu: when the doṣas are slight
• svalpadoṣeṣu: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svalpa (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (svalpāḥ doṣāḥ) ‘small faults’; अधिकरण (Masculine, Locative plural)

• jvaraḥ: fever
• jvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• sādhyaḥ: curable
• sādhyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhya (प्रातिपदिक; √sādh (धातु) से)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular; curable)

• anupadravaḥ: without complications
• anupadravaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu + upadrava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-पूर्वक तत्पुरुष (anu-upadrava = without complications); विशेषण (Masculine, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prognosis depends on bala (strength) and doṣa intensity; right timing and moderation support recovery.

Vedantic Theme: Practical viveka: discerning conditions (bala/doṣa) before action; embodied steadiness as support for higher aims.

Application: In spring, expect kapha predominance; monitor secondary vāta/pitta; if strength is good and doṣas mild, treat early to keep fever uncomplicated.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (vasanta-kapha predominance; jvara sādhyatā criteria)

FAQs

What is the importance of seasonal doṣa changes (ṛtu-doṣa) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links spring with kapha predominance and notes that vāta-pitta can follow, showing that timing and season help assess and manage disease patterns like fever.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical health/Ayurvedic instruction, focusing on bodily doṣas and prognosis in fever.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

In spring, be attentive to kapha-aggravating habits (heavy, cold, oily diet) and seek early care for fever; prognosis is better when strength is maintained and symptoms are mild.