Shloka 3

Raktapitta Nidāna and Cikitsā: Causes, Signs, Srotas-Spread, and Śodhana Priority

Devanagari script

तैर्मिथस्तुल्यरूपत्वमागम्य व्याप्नुवंस्तनुम् / पित्तरक्तस्य विकृतेः संसर्गाद्दषणादपि

Transliteration

tairmithastulyarūpatvamāgamya vyāpnuvaṃstanum / pittaraktasya vikṛteḥ saṃsargāddaṣaṇādapi

Translation

Through their mutual contact and admixture, the body takes on a like form and the condition pervades the whole frame; and it also arises from the derangement of pitta and blood—whether by association and contagion, or even by biting.

Word by Word

• तैः: by those (factors)
• तैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मिथः: mutually
• मिथः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्परार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (mutually)

• तुल्यरूपत्वम्: similarity of form
• तुल्यरूपत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुल्य + रूप + त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक (state of having similar form)

• आगम्य: having attained
• आगम्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having reached/attained)

• व्याप्नुवन्: spreading/pervading
• व्याप्नुवन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + आप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘spreading’

• तनुम्: the body
• तनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पित्तरक्तस्य: of pitta and blood
• पित्तरक्तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• विकृतेः: of the disorder/derangement
• विकृतेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• संसर्गात्: from contact/mixture
• संसर्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (from/owing to)

• दषणात्: from corruption/impairment
• दषणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (from/owing to)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

Speaker

Lord Viṣṇu (in dialogue with Garuḍa/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Saṃsarga-doṣa: one becomes affected by what one associates with; bodily and behavioral contagion as a cautionary ethic.

Vedantic Theme: Saṅga (association) shapes the embodied mind-body complex; choose sattvic company and environments.

Application: Avoid exposure to sources that vitiate blood/pitta (infectious contact, irritant bites, unhealthy environments); maintain hygiene and protective measures.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.148.1-2 (nidāna leading to doṣa-dūṣya vikṛti)

FAQs

What is the importance of contact (saṁsarga) in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that association and physical contact can transmit harmful conditions, causing the body to take on similar traits and leading to doṣic disturbance.

How does this verse explain bodily change or affliction?

It explains that resemblance or affliction arises through mutual contact, linked with pitta and rakta derangement—especially through close association or bites.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Maintain healthy boundaries and hygiene, avoid harmful company or exposure, and address early signs of pitta–rakta imbalance through disciplined diet and conduct.