Shloka 8

Causes and Signs of Hṛdroga

Heart Disease) and Tṛṣṇā (Pathological Thirst

Devanagari script

वातात्पित्तात्कफात्तृष्णा सन्निपाताद्बलक्षयः / षष्ठी स्यादुपसर्गाच्च वातपित्ते च कारणम्

Transliteration

vātātpittātkaphāttṛṣṇā sannipātādbalakṣayaḥ / ṣaṣṭhī syādupasargācca vātapitte ca kāraṇam

Translation

من فاتا (vāta) وبيتا (pitta) وكافا (kapha) تنشأ العطاشة؛ ومن اضطراب الثلاثة معًا (sannipāta) يقع وهنُ القوّة. وحُمّى اليوم السادس (ṣaṣṭhī) يُقال إنها تنشأ من العدوى (upasarga)، كما أن فاتا وبيتا من أسبابها أيضًا.

Word by Word

• वातात्: from vāta (wind-humor)
• वातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पित्तात्: from pitta (bile-humor)
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कफात्: from kapha (phlegm-humor)
• कफात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सन्निपातात्: from sannipāta (combined disorder)
• सन्निपातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• बलक्षयः: loss of strength
• बलक्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बलस्य क्षयः)

• षष्ठी: the sixth case (genitive)
• षष्ठी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विभक्तिनाम (genitive case)

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• उपसर्गात्: from a preverb/prefix
• उपसर्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वातपित्ते: in vāta and pitta (together)
• वातपित्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a didactic medical/diagnostic passage)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-vikṛti (vāta/pitta/kapha) and sannipāta as causal explanation for thirst and bala-kṣaya; recognition of upasarga (contagion) as etiological factor.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as anitya and upādhi; discernment (viveka) begins with accurate knowledge of bodily conditions.

Application: Observe doṣa-aggravating habits; treat fever/thirst early; reduce contagion exposure; seek balancing regimen for vāta-pitta and prevent sannipāta.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.154 (Ayurveda/roga-nidāna section): doṣa theory, tṛṣṇā and jvara etiologies

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha
• Sannipata
• Upasarga

FAQs

What does this Garuda Purana verse say about the causes of thirst (tṛṣṇā)?

It links morbid thirst to doṣic disturbance—vāta, pitta, and kapha—indicating a physiological imbalance rather than a purely external cause.

How does this verse explain weakness (balakṣaya) in disease?

It states that when all three doṣas combine in sannipāta, the result is depletion of strength, implying a more severe systemic condition.

What practical application does this teaching have today?

It encourages early attention to thirst and fatigue as signs of imbalance, and recognizes contagion (upasarga) as a real cause—supporting both preventive hygiene and balanced living.