Shloka 17

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

एकदोषञ्च संसाध्यं याप्यञ्चैव द्विदोषजम् / त्रिदोषजन्त्यजेदाशु रक्तपित्तं सुदारुणम्

Transliteration

ekadoṣañca saṃsādhyaṃ yāpyañcaiva dvidoṣajam / tridoṣajantyajedāśu raktapittaṃ sudāruṇam

Translation

المرضُ الناشئُ عن دوشا واحدةٍ قابلٌ للعلاج؛ وما وُلِد من دوشتين يمكن تدبيره لكنه مُلازم. أمّا ما كان من تري‑دوشا (tridoṣa) فليُترك سريعًا لعُسر شفائه؛ ورَكْتَپِتّا (raktapitta) شديدُ الهول يُعَدّ الأشدَّ خطورةً.

Word by Word

• एक-दोषम्: single-doṣa (case)
• एक-दोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (single-doṣa condition)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• संसाध्यम्: curable
• संसाध्यम्: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+साध् (धातु) → साध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्त—तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे साध्य (curable; to be accomplished)

• याप्यम्: palliable/manageable
• याप्यम्: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याप्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (manageable/palliable)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• द्वि-दोष-जम्: arising from two doṣas
• द्वि-दोष-जम्: Visheshya (Qualifier of implied subject/विशेष्यविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (born of two doṣas)

• त्रि-दोष-जम्: arising from three doṣas
• त्रि-दोष-जम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (born of three doṣas)

• त्यजेत्: should abandon/avoid
• त्यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• रक्त-पित्तम्: raktapitta (bleeding disorder)
• रक्त-पित्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (blood and pitta disorder)

• सु-दारुणम्: very severe
• सु-दारुणम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; विशेषण (very severe)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prognostic hierarchy: ekadoṣaja sādhyā, dvidoṣaja yāpya, tridoṣaja difficult; raktapitta as extremely severe.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka and vairāgya through realism: knowing limits of intervention and acting without delusion (yathārtha-jñāna).

Application: Triage and urgency: treat early single-doṣa disorders; manage chronic dual-doṣa carefully; recognize red-flag severity in tridoṣa and raktapitta and escalate care promptly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.13-16 (symptom bases for doṣa identification leading into prognosis)

Characters & Entities

• Tridosha
• Raktapitta

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa prognosis in Garuda Purana?

It classifies conditions by doṣa involvement and indicates expected curability, reflecting a traditional framework for assessing severity and treatment outlook.

How does this verse explain raktapitta?

It singles out raktapitta as ‘sudāruṇa’ (very dreadful), emphasizing it as a particularly dangerous bleeding-type disorder in the classical medical worldview.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages early attention to imbalances and recognizes that complex, multi-factor conditions often require sustained management and timely expert care.