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Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

वाताद्रूक्षारुणं पित्तात्ताम्रं कमलपत्रवत् / सदाहं रोमविध्वंसि कफाच्छ्वेतं घन गुरु

Transliteration

vātādrūkṣāruṇaṃ pittāttāmraṃ kamalapatravat / sadāhaṃ romavidhvaṃsi kaphācchvetaṃ ghana guru

Translation

من vāta يكون جافًّا مائلًا إلى الحمرة؛ ومن pitta يصير نحاسيّ اللون كبتلة اللوتس—مع حُرقة دائمة وإتلافٍ للشَّعر. ومن kapha يكون أبيضَ كثيفًا ثقيلًا.

Word by Word
वातात्from vāta (doṣa)
वातात्:
Apadana (Source)
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान (source)
रूक्षारुणम्dry and reddish
रूक्षारुणम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootरूक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मधारय—‘रूक्षं च अरुणं च’ (dry and reddish)
पित्तात्from pitta (doṣa)
पित्तात्:
Apadana (Source)
TypeNoun
Rootपित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान
ताम्रम्coppery; reddish-brown
ताम्रम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootताम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण
कमलपत्रवत्like a lotus leaf
कमलपत्रवत्:
Visheshana (Simile qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootकमल (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
Formअव्ययवत्-प्रयोगः; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपमानवाचक—‘कमलपत्रस्य इव’
सदाहम्with burning sensation
सदाहम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘दाहेन सह’ (with burning)
रोमविध्वंसिdestroying hair; causing hair loss
रोमविध्वंसि:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootरोम (प्रातिपदिक) + विध्वंसिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘रोम्णां विध्वंसि’ (destroying hair)
कफात्from kapha (doṣa)
कफात्:
Apadana (Source)
TypeNoun
Rootकफ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादान
श्वेतम्white
श्वेतम्:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण
घनdense; thick
घन:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootघन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (पाठे ‘घनम्’ अपेक्षितम्)
गुरुheavy
गुरु:
Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (पाठे ‘गुरु’/‘गुरुम्’ सम्भव)
Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-specific lakṣaṇas: vāta—dry/reddish; pitta—coppery lotus-petal hue with burning and hair destruction; kapha—white, dense, heavy.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa/doṣa variability in prakṛti; cultivate discriminative knowledge of changing bodily states.

Application: Differentiate subtype by color/texture/sensation (dryness, burning, heaviness) to guide doṣa-targeted management.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.36 (tridoṣa root); Garuda Purana 1.164.38 (dhātu progression and prognosis by color)

Characters & Entities
V
Vishnu
G
Garuda
V
Vata
P
Pitta
K
Kapha

FAQs

It gives dosha-wise diagnostic signs—how the lesion’s color, texture, burning sensation, and hair loss vary when caused by vāta, pitta, or kapha.

It uses classical Ayurvedic dosha markers (dry/red for vāta, coppery-burning for pitta, white-dense-heavy for kapha) as a practical diagnostic framework.

Use it as a traditional indicator set for early recognition (color/texture/burning/hair changes) and seek qualified medical care rather than self-diagnosis.

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