Shloka 46

Devanagari script

कफात्स्तैमित्यमरुचिः सदनं शिरसि ज्वरः / पीनसालस्यहृल्लासौ शुक्लकृष्णत्वगादिता

Transliteration

kaphātstaimityamaruciḥ sadanaṃ śirasi jvaraḥ / pīnasālasyahṛllāsau śuklakṛṣṇatvagāditā

Translation

From the aggravation of kapha arise heaviness and stiffness, loss of appetite, bodily languor, fever lodged in the head, catarrh, lethargy and nausea; and changes such as whitening or darkening of the skin and related signs.

Word by Word

• कफात्: from phlegm (kapha)
• कफात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• स्तैमित्यम्: stiffness, torpor
• स्तैमित्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तैमित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अरुचिः: loss of appetite, anorexia
• अरुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सदनम्: languor, weakness
• सदनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शिरसि: in the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ज्वरः: fever
• ज्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पीनस: coryza, nasal catarrh
• पीनस: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशः; लक्षण-गणना)

• आलस्य: laziness, lethargy
• आलस्य: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आलस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (समाहार-निर्देशः)

• हृल्लासौ: nausea (twofold/paired mention)
• हृल्लासौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृल्लास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन

• शुक्ल: white
• शुक्ल: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रयोगः; (समासाङ्गत्वेन) पुं/नपुंस/स्त्री—प्रातिपदिक

• कृष्ण: black
• कृष्ण: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण-प्रयोगः; (समासाङ्गत्वेन) प्रातिपदिक

• त्वक्: skin
• त्वक्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• आदिता: etc., and the like (beginning with skin discoloration)
• आदिता: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + त (तद्धित/कृत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle-like usage) ‘आदित’ = ‘आदि-युक्त/आदि-समेत’

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-vikṛti (kapha aggravation) manifests as specific symptom clusters; knowing lakṣaṇas enables timely correction.

Vedantic Theme: Śarīra as upādhi: bodily imbalance veils clarity; maintaining health supports sattva and spiritual practice.

Application: Observe kapha signs (heaviness, pīnasā, aruci) early; reduce kapha-provoking diet/lifestyle (excess sleep, heavy/cold foods), seek appropriate regimen and physician guidance.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.160 (Ayurveda/roga-lakṣaṇa section: doṣa-wise symptomatology)

Characters & Entities

• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse preserves a diagnostic list (nidāna) for kapha aggravation—useful for identifying kapha-dominant pathology through appetite loss, heaviness, head-fever, catarrh, lethargy, and nausea.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

In this chapter the focus is not the afterlife route but bodily diagnosis; it frames health as part of dharma—maintaining the body supports spiritual practice and disciplined living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If kapha-type signs (heaviness, low appetite, catarrh, lethargy) dominate, prioritize lightness and routine—seek appropriate Ayurvedic guidance rather than ignoring chronic congestion and fatigue.