Shloka 11

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

हारिद्रं हरितत्वञ्च पित्तलिङ्गान्वितैर्नरः / देहे स्निग्धत्वमाधुर्यचिरकारित्वबन्धनम्

Transliteration

hāridraṃ haritatvañca pittaliṅgānvitairnaraḥ / dehe snigdhatvamādhuryacirakāritvabandhanam

Translation

إذا ظهرت على الرجل علامات البِتّا (Pitta) بدت صفرةٌ وخُضرة؛ وفي البدن تكون دُهنيّةٌ ولُزوجة، وإحساسٌ بالحلاوة، وبطءٌ مع دوامٍ للحال، وشعورٌ بالثِّقل كأنّه مُقيَّد.

Word by Word

• हारिद्रम्: yellowishness
• हारिद्रम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• हरितत्वम्: greenness
• हरितत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरितत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

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

• पित्तलिङ्गान्वितैः: with signs of pitta
• पित्तलिङ्गान्वितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त; √इ/अन्वि धातु)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; ‘पित्तलिङ्गैः अन्वितैः’ इति—तृतीया-बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पित्तस्य लिङ्गानि) + क्त-कृदन्त ‘अन्वित’

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• देहे: in the body
• देहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• स्निग्धत्वमाधुर्यचिरकारित्वबन्धनम्: unctuousness, sweetness, chronicity, and binding/constipation
• स्निग्धत्वमाधुर्यचिरकारित्वबन्धनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्धत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + माधुर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चिरकारित्व (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (स्निग्धत्वं च माधुर्यं च चिरकारित्वं च बन्धनं च)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Diagnostic inference from visible markers: yellow/green discoloration and associated bodily qualities indicate pitta involvement.

Vedantic Theme: Pratyaksha (direct perception) as a valid means for practical knowledge; disciplined observation supports right response.

Application: Note yellow/green tinge and accompanying qualities (unctuousness, sweetness, persistence/sluggishness, heaviness/binding) to identify pitta patterns and adjust diet/lifestyle accordingly with guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168: continuation of pitta-lakshana; color and guna markers

Characters & Entities

• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of yellow/green coloration in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats yellow and green hues as key Pitta indicators, helping identify a Pitta-involved disorder through visible color changes and associated qualities.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not discuss the soul’s post-death path; it focuses on bodily diagnostics (doṣa-liṅga) within the broader Garuda Purana discourse.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Notice persistent heat-type signs with yellow/green discoloration and heaviness; treat it as a cue for timely clinical evaluation and appropriate cooling, non-irritating regimen under expert care.