Shloka 81

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

Devanagari script

दिवाकरार्पितबले व्यायामाच्च विशोषिते / शरीरे नियतं वाताज्ज्वरः स्यात्पौर्वरात्रिकः

Transliteration

divākarārpitabale vyāyāmācca viśoṣite / śarīre niyataṃ vātājjvaraḥ syātpaurvarātrikaḥ

Translation

When the body’s strength has been spent under the sun and it has been dried out by exertion, a fever caused by a settled aggravation of vāta arises—appearing in the early part of the night.

Word by Word

• दिवाकरार्पितबले: in one whose strength is (supported) by daytime/sun
• दिवाकरार्पितबले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक) + arpita (√arp, क्त-कृदन्त) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — neuter, locative singular; समासः बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: दिवाकर-आर्पित-बल (दिवाकरेण आर्पितं बलं यस्मिन्/यत्र) — in (the body) whose strength is given by the sun/day

• व्यायामात्: from exertion/exercise
• व्यायामात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāyāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — masculine, ablative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction

• विशोषिते: dried up/emaciated
• विशोषिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√śuṣ (धातु) → viśoṣita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — past passive participle used adjectivally; neuter locative singular (agreeing with śarīre)

• शरीरे: in the body
• शरीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — neuter, locative singular

• नियतम्: certainly/regularly
• नियतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: niyata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-प्रथमा/द्वितीया प्रयोगः — adverbial accusative (certainly/regularly)

• वातात्: from vāta (wind-doṣa)
• वातात्: Apadana (Cause-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — masculine, ablative singular

• ज्वरः: fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — optative, 3rd person singular

• पौर्वरात्रिकः: Paurvarātrika (early-night fever)
• पौर्वरात्रिकः: Samanaadhikarana (Apposition/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurva (प्रातिपदिक) + rātrika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular; समासः तत्पुरुषः (पूर्वरात्रौ भवः) — occurring in the early part of night

Speaker

Lord Vishnu

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Etiology (nidana): sun-depleted strength and exertion-induced dryness predispose to settled vāta aggravation causing early-night fever (pūrvārātrika).

Vedantic Theme: Moderation and awareness of bodily limits; prakriti’s laws operate regardless of intention—knowledge enables skillful living.

Application: Avoid overexertion and dehydration/overexposure to sun; restore fluids, rest, and vāta-pacifying routines when early-night fever patterns appear.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.80 (rātrija jvara); Garuda Purana 1.147 (vata/kapha/pitta-based fever taxonomy)

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta in Garuda Purana’s health teachings?

This verse links vāta aggravation to fever, showing that the text also preserves practical Ayurvedic causation—especially how dryness and overexertion provoke vāta disorders.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey directly; instead, it teaches bodily causation of fever, implying that right living and bodily balance support dharma and clarity of mind.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid overexertion in strong sun, prevent dehydration, and manage vāta-increasing habits (dryness, fatigue, irregular routine) to reduce vāta-type fever tendencies.