Shloka 85

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

विसंज्ञो ज्रवेगार्तः सक्रोध इव वीक्षते / सदोषमुष्णञ्च सदा शकृन्मुञ्चति वेगवत्

Transliteration

visaṃjño jravegārtaḥ sakrodha iva vīkṣate / sadoṣamuṣṇañca sadā śakṛnmuñcati vegavat

Translation

Er wird bewusstlos, gequält vom Ansturm des Fiebers; er blickt umher, als wäre er zornig. Und unaufhörlich entleert er sich heftig—Stuhl heiß und übelriechend.

Word by Word

• विसंज्ञः: unconscious
• विसंज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + संज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘unconscious’

• ज्रवेगार्तः: distressed by fever’s paroxysm
• ज्रवेगार्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वर + वेग + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पाठे ‘ज्र’ = ‘ज्वर’; समासः ज्वरवेगेन आर्तः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• सक्रोधः: angry
• सक्रोधः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘with anger/angry’

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• वीक्षते: looks/appears
• वीक्षते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सदोषम्: with doṣa/impurity
• सदोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘with impurities/with doṣa’

• उष्णम्: hot
• उष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• शकृत्: stool/feces
• शकृत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• मुञ्चति: releases/evacuates
• मुञ्चति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेगवत्: forcefully/with urgency
• वेगवत्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणवत् अव्यय (adverbial use of -वत्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Severe fever can produce altered consciousness, agitation, and hot, foul, forceful bowel movements—signs of intense derangement.

Vedantic Theme: Suffering arises in the body-mind complex; maintain discernment and compassionate care without mistaking symptoms for the person’s true nature.

Application: Recognize red-flag symptoms (delirium/unconsciousness, severe purging) and seek urgent care; prevent dehydration and manage heat/toxicity appropriately.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.86 (post-fever recovery signs); Garuda Purana 1.147.82-83 (heat/cold distribution in humoral imbalance)

FAQs

What is the importance of describing such symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights the intense bodily distress that can arise at life’s end, framing it as part of the puranic teaching on suffering and the consequences of embodied existence (often linked to karma in the surrounding discourse).

How does this verse explain the path of the soul after death?

Indirectly: it depicts the breakdown of bodily awareness and control before death, a threshold phase after which the subtle being is described elsewhere in the Preta Khanda as moving into the post-death journey and judgment themes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages timely spiritual preparation—ethical living, remembrance of the divine, and appropriate end-of-life rites—rather than delaying dharma until the body becomes overwhelmed by suffering.