Shloka 18

Kuṣṭha-bheda-lakṣaṇa-nidāna and Śvitra (Kilāsa) Prognosis

Devanagari script

सकण्डूपिटिका श्यावा सक्लेदा च विचर्चिका / परुषन्तत्ररक्तान्तमन्तः श्यामं समुन्नतम्

Transliteration

sakaṇḍūpiṭikā śyāvā sakledā ca vicarcikā / paruṣantatraraktāntamantaḥ śyāmaṃ samunnatam

Translation

تُوصَف «فيتشارشيكا» بأنها ذات بثورٍ حاكّة، داكنة اللون مائلة إلى البني، مع رطوبةٍ أو رشح؛ سطحها خشن، وحوافها محمرّة، وداخلها قاتم، وهي مرتفعة بارزة.

Word by Word

• सकण्डूपिटिका: a pustule with itching
• सकण्डूपिटिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक; सहार्थक) + कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक) + पिटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (कण्डूयुक्ता पिटिका)

• श्यावा: dark/blackish
• श्यावा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सक्लेदा: with moisture/oozing
• सक्लेदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक; सहार्थक) + क्लेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सह-तत्पुरुषः (क्लेदयुक्ता)

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

• विचर्चिका: (the disease) vicarcikā
• विचर्चिका: Visheshya (Apposition/विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचर्चिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परुषम्: rough
• परुषम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there/in that (lesion)
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• रक्तान्तम्: ending in redness / red at the margin
• रक्तान्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (रक्तः अन्तः यस्य/रक्तान्तम्)

• अन्तः: inside
• अन्तः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्तः (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) = 'within/inside'

• श्यामम्: dark-colored
• श्यामम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्याम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समुन्नतम्: raised/elevated
• समुन्नतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + उद् + √नम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Suffering of the body invites compassion and detachment; care for the body as an instrument of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha-darshana leading to vairagya; body as upadhi, not Self.

Application: Respond to chronic itchy/oozing dermatoses with steady care; cultivate compassion for sufferers and avoid blame.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164 (vicarcikā among kushta/skin disorders)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is 'Vicarcikā' according to this verse?

Vicarcikā is portrayed as an itchy, dark-colored eruption with oozing, roughness, red margins, a darker interior, and a raised/swollen form.

How does the verse help in identifying the condition?

It provides a checklist of features—itching, pustules, moisture, rough texture, edge-color, inner-color, and elevation—useful for traditional classification.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat it as a historical diagnostic description and seek professional care for similar symptoms; it also underscores hygiene and attention to persistent, oozing, itchy lesions.