Shloka 20

Causes and Signs of Hṛdroga

Heart Disease) and Tṛṣṇā (Pathological Thirst

Devanagari script

शोषमोहज्वराद्यन्यदीर्घरोगोपसर्गतः / या तृष्णा जायते तीव्रा सोपसर्गात्मिका स्मृता

Transliteration

śoṣamohajvarādyanyadīrgharogopasargataḥ / yā tṛṣṇā jāyate tīvrā sopasargātmikā smṛtā

Translation

ومن مضاعفات الأمراض الطويلة—كالنحول، والذهول، والحمّى، وغيرها—فإن العطش الشديد الذي ينشأ يُعدّ عطشًا مولودًا من العِلّة المُصاحِبة، أي علامةً على تعقّد المرض.

Word by Word

• शोषमोहज्वरादि: from (conditions like) wasting, delusion, fever, etc.
• शोषमोहज्वरादि: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोष (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमासः (शोष-मोह-ज्वर-आदि); पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपदत्वेन; अत्र समस्तपदम् अपादानार्थे प्रयुक्तम्

• अन्य: other
• अन्य: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘other’ (compound-member sense)

• दीर्घरोगोपसर्गतः: from complications of prolonged disease
• दीर्घरोगोपसर्गतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Ablative singular ‘from complications of long disease’

• या: which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Relative pronoun

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Nominative singular

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; ‘is born/arises’

• तीव्रा: intense
• तीव्रा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; agrees with तृष्णा

• सोपसर्गात्मिका: with complications
• सोपसर्गात्मिका: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सम्बद्ध) + उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: स-उपसर्ग-आत्मिका (सहित-तत्पुरुषः); स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘having complications’

• स्मृता: is said / is regarded
• स्मृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; passive sense ‘is considered/said’

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Symptoms can be secondary (upasarga) to deeper disease; discernment in diagnosis prevents harm.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discrimination) applied to embodied experience; recognizing layered causality reduces suffering.

Application: Treat intense thirst as a sign of systemic complication (fever, wasting, delirium); seek appropriate care rather than only symptomatic relief.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.154 (tṛṣṇā-bheda: classification by nidāna and upasarga)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of intense thirst (tṛṣṇā) in Garuda Purana?

This verse classifies certain intense thirst as a disease-complication (upasarga), linking it to prolonged illnesses like wasting, fever, and delusion—useful for recognizing end-stage afflictive symptoms described in the Preta Kanda.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: it frames severe bodily symptoms as afflictions that accompany prolonged disease, which in the Garuda Purana’s broader narrative often precede death and the jīva’s transition into post-death states discussed between Vishnu and Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat intense thirst in chronic illness as a serious symptom needing compassionate care; spiritually, it encourages mindful preparation, calmness, and appropriate end-of-life observances rather than panic when such signs appear.