Shloka 14

Roganidāna: Definitions, Fivefold Diagnostic Method, and Doṣa-wise Causes

Devanagari script

तत्प्रकोपस्य तु प्रोक्तं विविधाहितसेवनम् / अहितस्त्रिविधो योगस्त्रयाणां प्रागुदाहृतः

Transliteration

tatprakopasya tu proktaṃ vividhāhitasevanam / ahitastrividho yogastrayāṇāṃ prāgudāhṛtaḥ

Translation

Als Ursache ihrer Erregung wurde das Sich-Hingeben an vielfältige schädliche Praktiken genannt. Und die dreifache Verbindung der schädlichen Faktoren für die drei Doṣa ist zuvor bereits dargelegt worden.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धार्थे (समासपूर्वपद)

• प्रकोपस्य: of its aggravation
• प्रकोपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तत्प्रकोपस्य इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य प्रकोपः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय (but/indeed)

• प्रोक्तम्: is said/has been stated
• प्रोक्तम्: Kriya (Predicative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘said/declared’ (predicate)

• विविध: various
• विविध: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• अहित: unwholesome (things)
• अहित: Samasa-anga (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• सेवनम्: use/indulgence in various unwholesome things
• सेवनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेव् (धातु) → सेवन (कृदन्त/भाववाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विविधाहितसेवनम् इति तत्पुरुषः (विविधस्य अहितस्य सेवनम्)

• अहितः: unwholesome factor
• अहितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अत्र ‘अहितः’ इति पाठः, अर्थतः ‘अहितः/अहितम्’—पाठभेदसम्भवः)

• त्रिविधः: threefold
• त्रिविधः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (योगः)

• योगः: combination/application
• योगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• त्रयाणाम्: of the three
• त्रयाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्राक्: previously
• प्राक्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/earlier)

• उदाहृतः: has been mentioned/stated
• उदाहृतः: Kriya (Predicative action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+आ+हृ (धातु) → उदाहृत (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि/क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे ‘has been stated’ (predicate)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Ahita-sevana (indulgence in harmful regimen) provokes doṣas; harmful factors combine in doṣa-specific ways (threefold for the three doṣas).

Vedantic Theme: Ethics of self-care (deha-dharma) as a support for higher pursuits; negligence strengthens avidyā through suffering.

Application: Adopt preventive discipline: identify and avoid personal ‘ahita’ triggers; learn doṣa-specific incompatibilities and combinations to reduce recurrence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.146.15 (examples of ahita āhāra-vihāra); Garuda Purana 1.146.13 (kupita malāḥ as nidāna)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of avoiding ahita-sevana in the Garuda Purana?

This verse states that indulging in unwholesome or harmful practices is a direct cause of aggravation (prakopa), so restraint and right regimen are presented as essential for balance and well-being.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana narrative?

By linking harmful conduct to “aggravation” and earlier-described threefold factors, it frames bodily and moral discipline as part of the broader karmic causality that affects one’s suffering and condition.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid habits that are repeatedly harmful (diet, addictions, unethical routines), and cultivate a balanced regimen—because repeated unwholesome choices accumulate into distress and imbalance.