Shloka 65

Anupāna and the Doṣa-Effects of Foods, Waters, Dairy, Oils, and Preparations

Devanagari script

गन्धस्पर्शरसास्तीव्राभोक्तुश्च स्यान्मनोव्यथा / आघ्राणे चाक्षिरोगः स्यादसाध्यश्च भिषग्वरैः / वेपथुर्जृम्भणाद्यं स्याद्विषस्यैतत्तु लक्षणम्

Transliteration

gandhasparśarasāstīvrābhoktuśca syānmanovyathā / āghrāṇe cākṣirogaḥ syādasādhyaśca bhiṣagvaraiḥ / vepathurjṛmbhaṇādyaṃ syādviṣasyaitattu lakṣaṇam

Translation

Wenn starke, stechende Empfindungen von Geruch, Berührung und Geschmack auftreten, entsteht beim Leidenden seelische Qual. Schon durch das Riechen (des Giftes) kann eine Augenkrankheit entstehen—unheilbar selbst für die besten Ärzte. Zittern, Gähnen und ähnliche Symptome treten auf—dies sind wahrlich die Kennzeichen von Gift.

Word by Word

• गन्धस्पर्शरसाः: smell, touch, and taste
• गन्धस्पर्शरसाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + स्पर्श (प्रातिपदिक) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गन्धः च स्पर्शः च रसः च)

• तीव्राः: intense, sharp
• तीव्राः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• भोक्तुः: of the eater/consumer
• भोक्तुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोक्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्यात्: would be/should occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• मनovyथा: mental distress
• मनovyथा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनसः व्यथा)

• आघ्राणे: upon smelling/at the act of smelling
• आघ्राणे: Adhikarana (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आघ्राण (प्रातिपदिक; √घ्रा धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अक्षिरोगः: eye disease
• अक्षिरोगः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अक्ष्णः रोगः)

• स्यात्: would occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• असाध्यः: incurable
• असाध्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असाध्य (प्रातिपदिक; √साध् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• भिषग्वरैः: by the best physicians
• भिषग्वरैः: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिषग्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• वेपथुः: trembling
• वेपथुः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेपथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जृम्भणाद्यम्: yawning and the like
• जृम्भणाद्यम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जृम्भण (प्रातिपदिक; √जृम्भ् धातु-निष्पन्न) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (जृम्भण-आदि = yawning etc.)

• स्यात्: would occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विषस्य: of poison
• विषस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• लक्षणम्: symptom, sign
• लक्षणम्: Karta (Subject/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Dhanvantari (as the medical authority within the discourse)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prana-raksha through recognizing visha-lakshana (signs of poisoning) and avoiding exposure (even by smell).

Vedantic Theme: Duhkha-nivritti through viveka (discernment) and timely right action; body as field requiring protection.

Application: Treat strong pungent sensory overload, mental agitation, tremor, yawning, and eye symptoms after exposure as red flags; avoid inhalation exposure; seek immediate expert care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.169.64 (discoloration and poison); Garuda Purana 1.170.1 (disease typology and remedies)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• physicians (bhiṣagvara)

FAQs

What symptoms of poisoning are described in this Garuda Purana verse?

It lists intense disturbance of smell/touch/taste with mental anguish, eye-disease from inhalation, and signs like trembling and yawning as key indicators of poison.

Does the verse mention any specific danger from inhaling poison?

Yes—smelling or inhaling the toxin can lead to an eye disorder described as incurable even to expert physicians.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat sudden sensory irritation with distress, tremors, or unusual yawning after exposure as a red flag for toxicity and seek immediate medical help.