Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

तदेव नीयमानन्तु सर्वाङ्गे कामजम्भवेत् / पृथून्नताग्रग्रथितैर्विशेषैश्च त्रिधा विदुः

Transliteration

tadeva nīyamānantu sarvāṅge kāmajambhavet / pṛthūnnatāgragrathitairviśeṣaiśca tridhā viduḥ

Translation

Dieselbe Schwellung, wenn sie sich über den ganzen Körper ausbreitet, wird „kāmaja“ (allgemeine Ganzkörperschwellung) genannt. An ihren Unterscheidungsmerkmalen—breit und diffus, erhaben, sowie knotig—erkennt man sie als dreierlei Art.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta/Karma (Subject/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphasis)

• नीयमानम्: being carried/spreading
• नीयमानम्: Karma/Predicate (Object/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नी (धातु) + यमान (कृदन्त; शानच्/मान)
• Form: वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (passive present participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; 'being carried/led'

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'but/indeed')

• सर्वाङ्गे: in the whole body
• सर्वाङ्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाङ्ग = whole body)

• कामजम्: arising from desire
• कामजम्: Karma/Predicate (Object/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कामात् जातम् = arising from desire)

• भवेत्: would become/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पृथु: broad
• पृथु: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• उन्नत: raised
• उन्नत: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उन्नत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• अग्र: tip/forepart
• अग्र: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग

• ग्रथितैः: knotted/firmly bound
• ग्रथितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (विशेषैः)

• विशेषैः: by characteristics/features
• विशेषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

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

• त्रिधा: in three ways
• त्रिधा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'in three ways')

• विदुः: they know/consider
• विदुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When swelling becomes sarvāṅga (whole-body), it is termed kāmaja; clinicians distinguish three kinds by breadth/diffusion, elevation, and nodularity.

Vedantic Theme: Observation of gradation (tāratamya) in embodied conditions; naming and distinguishing supports right intervention and reduces duḥkha.

Application: If edema becomes generalized, treat as serious systemic involvement; assess whether it is diffuse, prominently raised, or nodular to guide urgency and therapeutic strategy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.23 (ninefold śotha)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is ‘kāmaja’ swelling according to Garuda Purana?

In this verse, kāmaja refers to the same swelling when it becomes body-wide (sarvāṅga), indicating a generalized condition rather than a localized edema.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the verse is part of an Ayurvedic explanation of disease signs and types, delivered as instruction from Vishnu to Garuda.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Whole-body swelling can signal a serious systemic issue; treat it as urgent and seek medical assessment rather than assuming it is only local inflammation.