Shloka 15

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

पाण्डुरोगेक्षयेजाते नाभिपादास्यमेहनम् / पुरीषं कृमिवन्मुञ्चेद्भिन्नं सास्त्रं कफान्वितम्

Transliteration

pāṇḍurogekṣayejāte nābhipādāsyamehanam / purīṣaṃ kṛmivanmuñcedbhinnaṃ sāstraṃ kaphānvitam

Translation

Wenn bei einem von pāṇḍu (krankhafter Blässe) Befallenen Schwindsucht/Zehrung (kṣaya) einsetzt, werden Nabelgegend, Füße, Mund und Harnweg bedrängt. Der Stuhl geht ab, als sei er voller Würmer—locker, zerfallen, mit Blut vermischt und von Kapha (Schleim) begleitet.

Word by Word

• पाण्डुरोगे: in/with jaundice (pāṇḍu-roga)
• पाण्डुरोगे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुरोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—पाण्डु + रोग (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-प्रायः)

• क्षये: in wasting/consumption
• क्षये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• जाते: when arisen/occurred
• जाते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात (√जन् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• नाभि: navel
• नाभि: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• पाद: foot
• पाद: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• आस्य: mouth
• आस्य: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• मेहनम्: (discharge) from navel, feet, mouth and urinary organ
• मेहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—नाभि + पाद + आस्य + मेहन (समाहार-द्वन्द्वः)

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

• कृमिवत्: like worms
• कृमिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृमि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner: ‘like worms’)

• मुञ्चेत्: should discharge/void
• मुञ्चेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भिन्नम्: split/loose (broken)
• भिन्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न (√भिद् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• स: with
• स: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (with)

• अस्त्रम्: weapon-like (sharp) pain/‘as if with a weapon’ (lit. weapon)
• अस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कफ: phlegm
• कफ: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• अन्वितम्: accompanied by phlegm
• अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (√इ धातु + अनु-उपसर्ग, क्त; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कफ + अन्वित (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः: ‘endowed with phlegm’)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Care of the body through accurate recognition of disease-signs; negligence worsens suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Deha-anityatā (impermanence of the body) as a practical spur to vigilance and discipline.

Application: Recognize severe pāṇḍu-kṣaya signs (wasting, bleeding/kapha-mixed diarrhea, multi-site affliction) and seek timely treatment; avoid causative diet/behavior.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.16-19 (progression of pāṇḍu/pitta complications)

Characters & Entities

• Pandu-roga
• Kshaya
• Kapha
• Krimi

FAQs

What is the importance of pāṇḍu-roga and kṣaya in Garuda Purana?

The verse links pāṇḍu (debilitating pallor) with kṣaya (wasting), showing how advanced depletion produces multi-site distress and severe bowel symptoms—markers of serious decline.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It is not an afterlife verse; it addresses embodied suffering and degeneration, reinforcing the Purana’s practical instruction that maintaining health supports one’s dharma and spiritual aims.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Loose stools with blood/mucus and systemic weakness are danger signs; seek prompt medical care and avoid self-treatment, since the text frames these as signs of advanced wasting.