Shloka 7

Arocaka (Loss of Appetite): Nidāna, Doṣa-Lakṣaṇa, and Doṣaja Vomiting (Chardi) Markers

Devanagari script

पित्तात्क्षारोदकनिभं धूम्रं हरितपीतकम् / सासृगम्लं कटुतिक्तं तृण्मूर्छादाहपाकवत्

Transliteration

pittātkṣārodakanibhaṃ dhūmraṃ haritapītakam / sāsṛgamlaṃ kaṭutiktaṃ tṛṇmūrchādāhapākavat

Translation

From bile (pitta) arises a fluid resembling alkaline water—smoky in appearance, greenish-yellow in color—mixed with blood and sourness, bitter and pungent in taste, producing thirst, fainting, burning, and a sensation like internal “cooking” or inflammation.

Word by Word

• पित्तात्: from pitta (bile humor)
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Case 5), एकवचन

• क्षारोदकनिभम्: like alkaline water
• क्षारोदकनिभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣāra (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + nibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षार-उदक-निभम् = like alkaline water)

• धूम्रम्: smoky, grayish
• धूम्रम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhūmra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• हरितपीतकम्: greenish-yellow
• हरितपीतकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harita (प्रातिपदिक) + pītaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (हरितं च पीतकम् च)

• सासृक्: with blood
• सासृक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ 'with') + asṛk (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (असृजा सह)

• अम्लम्: sour
• अम्लम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कटुतिक्तम्: pungent and bitter
• कटुतिक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaṭu (प्रातिपदिक) + tikta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (कटु च तिक्तं च)

• तृण्मूर्छादाहपाकवत्: with thirst, fainting, burning, and feverish heat
• तृण्मूर्छादाहपाकवत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛṇ (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrchā (प्रातिपदिक) + dāha (प्रातिपदिक) + pāka (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तृष्णा-मूर्छा-दाह-पाक-वत् = having thirst, fainting, burning, feverish maturation)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: The same ‘fire’ that digests and sustains can turn into suffering; embodied life is governed by mutable doṣas.

Vedantic Theme: Guṇa-doṣa fluctuations belong to prakṛti; the Self is the witness beyond burning and decay.

Application: Moderate pitta-provoking habits (anger, excess heat, intoxicants); cultivate cooling virtues—patience, compassion, and steady remembrance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: doṣa-based dying signs; pitta manifestations with burning and fainting in the same symptom series

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of pitta (bile) in this Garuda Purana verse?

The verse characterizes pitta as producing a caustic, smoky green-yellow fluid and lists its typical effects—thirst, fainting, burning, and inflammatory ‘cooking’—highlighting how inner heat becomes a cause of distress.

How does this verse explain the experience of suffering described in the Garuda Purana?

It explains suffering through concrete physiological imagery: a bile-born, alkaline-like fluid mixed with blood and sourness that creates intense heat and debility, mirroring the Purana’s broader theme of embodied pain and its causes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a prompt for disciplined living—moderation in diet, anger-control, and heat-aggravating habits—since the text links inner imbalance with intense burning distress and debility.