Shloka 10

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

दाहोष्मपादसंक्लेदकोपरागपरिश्रमाः / कट्वम्लशववैगन्ध्यस्वेदमूर्छातितृट्भ्रमाः

Transliteration

dāhoṣmapādasaṃkledakoparāgapariśramāḥ / kaṭvamlaśavavaigandhyasvedamūrchātitṛṭbhramāḥ

Translation

Brennen und Hitze, Schweiß und Feuchtigkeit an den Fußsohlen, Zorn, Erröten und Erschöpfung; scharfer oder saurer Geschmack, leichenhafter übler Geruch, starker Schweiß, Ohnmacht, übermäßiger Durst und Schwindel — dies sind die beschriebenen Kennzeichen.

Word by Word

• दाह: burning sensation
• दाह: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (सूची-समाहारे)

• उष्म: heat
• उष्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• पादसंक्लेद: moistness/sweating of the feet
• पादसंक्लेद: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + संक्लेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पादस्य संक्लेदः)

• कोपराग: anger and redness/inflammation
• कोपराग: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + राग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वः (कोपश्च रागश्च)

• परिश्रमाः: exhaustion
• परिश्रमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• कटु: pungency
• कटु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (रस-नाम)

• अम्ल: sourness
• अम्ल: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (रस-नाम)

• शववैगन्ध्य: cadaver-like foul smell
• शववैगन्ध्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शव (प्रातिपदिक) + वैगन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शवस्य इव वैगन्ध्यम्)

• स्वेद: sweat
• स्वेद: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• मूर्छा: fainting
• मूर्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• अतितृट्: excessive thirst
• अतितृट्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (अव्यय) + तृट्/तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (अतिशयेन तृट्)

• भ्रमाः: dizziness/vertigo
• भ्रमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Cause-and-effect in the body: when the fiery principle is aggravated, predictable manifestations arise (burning, heat, anger, sour/pungent taste, foul odor, thirst, dizziness).

Vedantic Theme: Gunas and elements manifest as experiential states; regulation of inner ‘agni’ supports balance and clarity.

Application: Recognize overheating signs early; cool and calm the system (hydration, cooling diet, avoiding anger triggers, rest) and seek appropriate care if fainting/dizziness occurs.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168: pitta-prakopa lakshana sequence

Characters & Entities

• Pitta (implied)
• Doṣas (implied)

FAQs

What is the importance of these symptoms in Garuda Purana?

The verse enumerates heat-and-fire type clinical signs—burning, heat, redness, thirst, fainting and dizziness—used to recognize Pitta-dominant disturbance.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address afterlife doctrine here; it functions as a diagnostic list of bodily indicators, reflecting the Purana’s inclusion of practical Ayurvedic knowledge.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If such heat signs arise, reduce overheating factors (spicy food, anger, overexertion), cool and hydrate appropriately, and seek qualified medical/Ayurvedic guidance.