Shloka 22

Madātyaya Nidāna and Lakṣaṇa: Liquor’s Qualities, Tridoṣa Presentations, and Fainting Signs

Devanagari script

स्वप्ने ऽसम्बद्धवाक्यादिः कफाद्ध्यानपरो हि सः / सर्वोत्थसन्निपातेन रक्तस्तम्भाङ्गदूषणम्

Transliteration

svapne 'sambaddhavākyādiḥ kaphāddhyānaparo hi saḥ / sarvotthasannipātena raktastambhāṅgadūṣaṇam

Translation

في المنام تصدر ألفاظٌ غير مترابطة وما شابه ذلك؛ وبسبب اضطراب الكَفَه (kapha) ينغمس في همٍّ وتأمّلٍ كئيب. وإذا وقع السَّنِّيپاتَة الناشئ من جميع الأسباب (اختلاط التريدوṣa)، نتج انسدادُ الدم وفسادُ الأطراف.

Word by Word

• स्वप्ने: in sleep/dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• असम्बद्ध: incoherent
• असम्बद्ध: Samāhāra-member (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + सम्बद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• वाक्य: speech/utterance
• वाक्य: Samāhāra-member (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• आदिः: etc., beginning with
• आदिः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: असम्बद्धवाक्य-आदि (etc. beginning with incoherent speech)

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

• ध्यानपरः: intent on meditation/absorbed
• ध्यानपरः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ध्याने परः

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

• सः: he/that (person)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वोत्थ: arising from all (doṣas)
• सर्वोत्थ: Samāhāra-member (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग); तत्पुरुष: सर्वेभ्यः उत्थः

• सन्निपातेन: by the combined aggravation
• सन्निपातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: (दोषाणां) सन्निपातः

• रक्त: blood
• रक्त: Samāhāra-member (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• स्तम्भ: stiffness/obstruction
• स्तम्भ: Samāhāra-member (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• अङ्ग: limb
• अङ्ग: Samāhāra-member (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• दूषणम्: vitiation of limbs with blood-stasis
• दूषणम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun/कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: रक्तस्तम्भ-अङ्ग-दूषणम् (अङ्गस्य दूषणम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Unchecked imbalance progresses from subtle mental signs (dream/speech) to systemic derangement affecting blood and limbs.

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence of mind and body (sharira–manas); tamas-laden brooding as a binding tendency that worsens suffering.

Application: Attend to sleep quality and mental rumination; reduce kapha-aggravating habits (over-sleep, heavy foods); seek treatment promptly in mixed/complex presentations.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.155 (kapha signs; sannipata complications; stambha and angadushana)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of dream-related symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats dream phenomena (like incoherent speech) as diagnostic signs linked to bodily doṣas, showing that the text also preserves practical, Ayurvedic-style health indicators.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it focuses on embodied conditions—how doṣic imbalance affects mind, speech, blood flow, and limbs while living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to take persistent mental fog, excessive brooding, or systemic symptoms seriously and to seek balanced diet/lifestyle and appropriate medical care rather than ignoring early warning signs.