Shloka 11

Prameha-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa-Bheda: Etiology, Signs, Varieties, and Complications of Meha

Devanagari script

दाहस्तृष्णाम्लिका मूर्छा विड्भेदः पित्तजन्मनाम् / वातजानामुदावर्तः कम्पहृद्गहलोलताः

Transliteration

dāhastṛṣṇāmlikā mūrchā viḍbhedaḥ pittajanmanām / vātajānāmudāvartaḥ kampahṛdgahalolatāḥ

Translation

في (prameha) الناشئ من پِتّه (Pitta) تظهر حرقةٌ وعطشٌ وتجشؤٌ حامضٌ وإغماءٌ ورخاوةُ البراز. وفي الناشئ من ڤاتا (Vāta) يظهر أوداڤارتا (صعودٌ مع انسداد)، ورعشةٌ، واضطرابٌ أو خفقانٌ في القلب والحلق.

Word by Word

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• अम्लिका: sour eructation/acidity
• अम्लिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्लिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• विड्भेदः: diarrhea (stool-splitting)
• विड्भेदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विड्-भेद (प्रातिपदिक; विड् + भेद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पित्तजन्मनाम्: of pitta-origin
• पित्तजन्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त-जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; पित्त + जन्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (जन्मन्-शब्द), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (उपद्रवाणाम्/रोगाणाम्)

• वातजानाम्: of vata-origin
• वातजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात-ज (प्रातिपदिक; वात + ज)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (उपद्रवाणाम्/रोगाणाम्)

• उदावर्तः: upward movement/retention disorder (udāvarta)
• उदावर्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदावर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कम्पहृद्गहलोलताः: tremor, heart-affliction, throat-affliction, restlessness
• कम्पहृद्गहलोलताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्प-हृद्-गह-लोलता (प्रातिपदिक; कम्प + हृद् + गह + लोलता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-specific manifestations require discernment; imbalance produces predictable suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas/doṣas condition embodied experience; viveka (discernment) begins with accurate recognition of states.

Application: Differentiate pitta-prameha (burning, thirst, sour belching, syncope, diarrhea) from vata-prameha (udāvarta, tremor, cardiac/throat flutter); tailor diet and treatment accordingly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.159.10 (kapha complications); Garuda Purana 1.159.14 (dietary provocatives)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Pitta
• Vata

FAQs

What symptoms of Pitta-type prameha are listed in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists burning sensation, thirst, sour eructations, fainting, and diarrhoea/loose stools as Pitta-born manifestations.

How does the Garuda Purana describe Vata-type prameha?

It notes udāvarta (upward/obstructed movement), tremors, and fluttering/restlessness affecting the heart and throat as Vāta-born signs.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the symptom-patterns (Pitta vs Vāta) as a traditional rubric for recognizing imbalance and seeking timely, appropriate dietary and lifestyle correction with qualified guidance.