Shloka 19

Devanagari script

हरितश्यामपित्तत्वे पाण्डुरोगो यदा भवेत् / वातपित्ते भ्रमस्तृष्णा स्त्रीषु हर्षो मृदुज्वरः

Transliteration

haritaśyāmapittatve pāṇḍurogo yadā bhavet / vātapitte bhramastṛṣṇā strīṣu harṣo mṛdujvaraḥ

Translation

إذا صار پِتّه (pitta) أخضرَ قاتمًا مائلًا إلى السواد، نشأ مرض پاندو (pāṇḍu). وفي عِلّةٍ يجتمع فيها ڤاتا (vāta) مع پِتّه، تظهر الدوخة والعطش، وتزداد الشهوة نحو النساء، وتكون حُمّى خفيفة.

Word by Word

• हरित: green
• हरित: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• श्याम: dark/blackish
• श्याम: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• पित्त: bile
• पित्त: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• त्वे: in the condition of green/black bile
• त्वे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—हरित + श्याम + पित्त + त्व (तत्पुरुषः: ‘-ness/condition of…’)

• पाण्डुरोगः: jaundice (pāṇḍu-roga)
• पाण्डुरोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुरोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—पाण्डु + रोग

• यदा: when
• यदा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: when)

• भवेत्: becomes/should become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वात: vāta (wind-humor)
• वात: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• पित्ते: in vāta-and-pitta condition
• पित्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—वात + पित्त (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; locative: ‘in vāta and pitta’)

• भ्रमः: giddiness/delusion
• भ्रमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्त्रीषु: towards/in women
• स्त्रीषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• हर्षः: excitement/sexual arousal
• हर्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मृदु: mild
• मृदु: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• ज्वरः: mild fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—मृदु + ज्वर (कर्मधारयः: ‘mild fever’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Accurate classification of mixed doṣa presentations (vāta-pitta) guides appropriate response; inner imbalance manifests as mind-body agitation.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa/doṣa dynamics shaping embodied experience; cultivation of sattva through regulated living.

Application: When signs suggest vāta-pitta involvement (bhrama, tṛṣṇā, mild fever, agitation), adopt cooling and stabilizing regimen under guidance; avoid stimulants and excess heat.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.15-18 (pāṇḍu and pitta complications; symptom progression)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣa-based diagnosis in the Garuda Purana?

This verse shows that the text also preserves practical Ayurvedic observation—linking specific symptom clusters (greenish-dark pitta, vāta-pitta) to recognizable disease states for early identification.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the afterlife directly; instead, it emphasizes bodily causation and symptom-reading, which in the Purāṇic frame supports dharmic living by maintaining health for spiritual practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional symptom checklist: persistent thirst, dizziness, mild fever, and agitation can indicate systemic imbalance—prompting timely lifestyle correction and qualified medical care.