Shloka 25

Rajayakshma Nidana: Causes, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

शुकवर्णाभकण्ठत्वं स्निग्धोष्णोपशमो ऽनिलात् / पित्तात्तालुगले दाहः शोषो भवति सन्ततम्

Transliteration

śukavarṇābhakaṇṭhatvaṃ snigdhoṣṇopaśamo 'nilāt / pittāttālugale dāhaḥ śoṣo bhavati santatam

Translation

From derangement of vāta (wind) arise a pale, whitish hue and dryness of the throat, and it is relieved by unctuous and warming measures. From derangement of pitta arise burning in the palate and throat, and a constant drying up.

Word by Word

• शुकवर्णाभकण्ठत्वम्: the state of having a parrot-colored (greenish) throat
• शुकवर्णाभकण्ठत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक-वर्ण-आभ-कण्ठ-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; समासान्त-त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शुकवर्णस्य आभा यस्य कण्ठः तस्य भावः)

• स्निग्धोष्णोपशमः: relief of unctuousness and heat
• स्निग्धोष्णोपशमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्ध-उष्ण-उपशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व/समाहार-पूर्वपद + तत्पुरुषः (स्निग्धता-उष्णता-उपशमः)

• अनिलात्: from vāta (wind-doṣa)
• अनिलात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पित्तात्: from pitta
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तालुगले: in the palate and throat
• तालुगले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालु-गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (तालु च गलः)

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शोषः: dryness/consumption
• शोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवति: occurs/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सन्ततम्: constantly
• सन्ततम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सन्तत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-vikṛti is inferred through specific signs; appropriate upaśaya (palliative measures) indicates causation.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas and bodily doṣas are objects of knowledge; the witnessing self remains distinct from bodily change.

Application: Use symptom-patterns (vāta: pallor/dryness relieved by unctuous-warm; pitta: burning and persistent dryness) to guide diet, regimen, and treatment choices.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.152 (doṣa-lakṣaṇa context); Garuda Purana 1.153 (arocaka nidāna continues the diagnostic thread)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (Anila)
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta and pitta symptoms in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse distinguishes vāta- and pitta-based throat conditions by hallmark signs—paleness/dryness for vāta and burning/continuous dryness for pitta—showing a diagnostic, Ayurveda-aligned approach within the Purana.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it focuses on embodied symptoms and doshic causation, indirectly emphasizing that right conduct includes caring for the body as a support for dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the symptom-pattern: burning in palate/throat suggests pitta aggravation, while pale/dry throat suggests vāta—prompting timely lifestyle and dietary correction and seeking qualified Ayurvedic guidance.