Shloka 7

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

Devanagari script

सर्वेष्वपि त्रिदोषेषु व्यपदेशो ऽधिकस्ततः / वातेन कुष्ठं कापालं पित्तेनौदुम्बरं कफात्

Transliteration

sarveṣvapi tridoṣeṣu vyapadeśo 'dhikastataḥ / vātena kuṣṭhaṃ kāpālaṃ pittenaudumbaraṃ kaphāt

Translation

ومن بين جميع الأحوال الناشئة عن الدوشا الثلاثة، يُفصَّل وصفُ تصنيفها بمزيدٍ من البيان. فمن vāta ينشأ نوعُ الكُشْطَه المسمّى kāpāla، ومن pitta ينشأ audumbara، ومن kapha ينشأ كذلك نوعٌ آخر.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (also/even)

• त्रिदोषेषु: in the three doṣas
• त्रिदोषेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः दोषाः)

• व्यपदेशः: designation/naming
• व्यपदेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अधिकः: greater/more
• अधिकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यपदेशः इति विशेषण

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ (therefore/thereupon)

• वातेन: by vāta
• वातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कुष्ठम्: kuṣṭha (leprosy)
• कुष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामनिर्देशे (as the disease-name)

• कापालम्: kāpāla (a type)
• कापालम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कापाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कुष्ठम् इति विशेषण/नाम

• पित्तेन: by pitta
• पित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• औदुम्बरम्: audumbara (a type)
• औदुम्बरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कुष्ठम् इति विशेषण/नाम

• कफात्: from kapha
• कफात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause-Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (due to/from kapha)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific kuṣṭha subtypes are attributed to dominant doṣa (vāta/pitta/kapha).

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa differentiation within prakṛti; knowledge (viveka) begins with accurate discernment of causes and categories.

Application: Identify doṣa predominance to guide diet, conduct, and treatment strategy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.6 (tri-doṣa and dual-doṣa causation); Garuda Purana 1.164.8-10 (further subtype listing and mahā-kuṣṭha enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha
• Kuṣṭha

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa classification in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames kuṣṭha (skin disorders) as doṣa-based conditions, using Ayurvedic logic to categorize named disease-types by vāta, pitta, and kapha.

Does this verse describe the soul’s journey after death?

No—its focus is medical/diagnostic: it lists doṣa-based origins of specific kuṣṭha varieties rather than afterlife geography or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to address illness through root-cause balancing (vāta/pitta/kapha) and seek appropriate Ayurvedic guidance rather than treating only symptoms.