Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

प्रतिरोगमिति क्रुद्धा रोगविध्यनुगामिनः / रसायनं प्रपद्याशु दोषा देहे विकुर्वते

Transliteration

pratirogamiti kruddhā rogavidhyanugāminaḥ / rasāyanaṃ prapadyāśu doṣā dehe vikurvate

Translation

Erzürnt nehmen die Doṣa des Körpers, die dem Verlauf der Krankheit folgen—im Gedanken: „Wir werden dieses Heilmittel vereiteln“—rasch Zuflucht zum Rasāyana und bewirken daraufhin weitere Störungen im Leib.

Word by Word

• prati-rogam: against each disease
• prati-rogam: Adhikarana (Scope)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावः; ‘प्रतिरोगम्’ = against each disease / disease-wise

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; इत्यादि-उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• kruddhāḥ: angered
• kruddhāḥ: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kruddha (कृदन्त; √krudh/क्रुध् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• roga-vidhi-anugāminaḥ: following the disease-course
• roga-vidhi-anugāminaḥ: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + anugāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘रोगविधिम् अनुगच्छन्ति’ = following the course/pattern of disease

• rasāyanam: rasāyana (rejuvenative therapy)
• rasāyanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasāyana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• prapadya: having resorted to
• prapadya: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prapadya (कृदन्त; √pad/पद् + pra-; ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (ल्यप्) = having resorted to/after taking

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (quickly)

• doṣāḥ: doṣas
• doṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• dehe: in the body
• dehe: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (अधिकरणे), एकवचन

• vikurvate: become altered/act perversely
• vikurvate: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + vi- उपसर्ग; vikurvate (आत्मनेपद)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (speaking to Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣas, when aggravated, can ‘oppose’ treatment; misapplied rasāyana may be appropriated by pathology and intensify disturbance.

Vedantic Theme: In prakṛti, forces interact dynamically; without right knowledge (samyag-jñāna) and appropriateness (yukti), even good means can yield harm.

Application: Use rasāyana only with proper indication, timing, and supervision; first pacify doṣas and clear āma before rejuvenatives.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: rasāyana and doṣa management discussions in the medical chapters (contextual)

FAQs

What is the importance of rasāyana in the Garuḍa Purāṇa?

This verse frames rasāyana as a powerful intervention that can interact with aggravated doṣas; it emphasizes that therapies must match the disease-state, otherwise imbalance may intensify.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly discuss the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it teaches dharmic self-care through understanding bodily imbalance, which supports a disciplined life aligned with spiritual aims.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use rejuvenatives and supplements thoughtfully—preferably with qualified guidance—because strong remedies can worsen imbalance if taken at the wrong time or for the wrong condition.