Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

शीघ्रं च प्रतिबुध्येत हृत्पीडा वेपथुर्भ्रमः / कासः श्यावारुणा च्छाया मूर्छायां मारुतात्मकः

Transliteration

śīghraṃ ca pratibudhyeta hṛtpīḍā vepathurbhramaḥ / kāsaḥ śyāvāruṇā cchāyā mūrchāyāṃ mārutātmakaḥ

Translation

قد يعود الوعي فجأة؛ ويقع ضغطٌ في القلب، ورعشةٌ ودوار. ويظهر السعال، ويغدو اللون داكناً مائلاً إلى الحمرة البنية؛ فمثل هذا الإغماء ذو طبيعة فاتا (vāta، الريح).

Word by Word

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-निपात

• प्रतिबुध्येत: should regain consciousness/awake
• प्रतिबुध्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति+बुध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• हृत्पीडा: pain/oppression in the heart
• हृत्पीडा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृत् + पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हृदः पीडा)

• वेपथुः: trembling
• वेपथुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेपथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• भ्रमः: dizziness
• भ्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• कासः: cough
• कासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• श्यावारुणा: dark-brown/reddish
• श्यावारुणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याव + अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; छायाया विशेषणम्

• छाया: shadow/complexion
• छाया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• मूर्छायाम्: in fainting
• मूर्छायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• मारुतात्मकः: of the nature of vāta (wind)
• मारुतात्मकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मारुत + आत्मक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मारुतः आत्मा यस्य/मारुतात्मकः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Symptom-cluster diagnosis: specific features (heart pressure, tremor, vertigo, cough, dusky-reddish hue) indicate vata-type murchha (fainting).

Vedantic Theme: Anityatva of bodily states; the witness (sakshin) remains distinct from fluctuating sensations, though the verse itself is clinical.

Application: In acute episodes with tremor/vertigo/cough and dusky hue, consider vata predominance and apply grounding, warming, stabilizing measures under proper care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.155.26 (pitta-type fainting); Garuda Purana 1.155.27 (kapha-type fainting)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta-type fainting (mārutātmaka mūrchā) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse classifies a form of fainting by its characteristic signs—trembling, dizziness, cough, and dark-reddish complexion—linking it to vāta, which helps distinguish causes and appropriate response.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it presents bodily diagnostic markers (mūrchā) within the Garuda Purana’s broader instruction on life, conduct, and conditions affecting embodied existence.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional symptom-profile: sudden fainting with tremors/vertigo and cough suggests a vāta-aggravated state—prompt rest, warmth, hydration, and timely medical evaluation alongside appropriate traditional care.