Shloka 55

Devanagari script

पच्यते शीघ्रमत्यर्थं दुष्टरक्ताश्रयस्तु सः / अतः शीघ्रं विदाहित्वाद्वद्रधिः सो ऽभीधीयते

Transliteration

pacyate śīghramatyarthaṃ duṣṭaraktāśrayastu saḥ / ataḥ śīghraṃ vidāhitvādvadradhiḥ so 'bhīdhīyate

Translation

It ripens into suppuration swiftly and intensely, for it rests upon corrupted blood. Therefore, because it quickly burns with inflammation, it is called vidradhi—an abscess.

Word by Word

• पच्यते: is cooked/suppurates
• पच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively/very much
• अत्यर्थम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• दुष्टरक्ताश्रयः: having its seat in vitiated blood
• दुष्टरक्ताश्रयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √दुष्) + रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• सः: he/that (it)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Kriya-vishesana (Causal/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (causal adverb: therefore/from this)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• विदाहित्वात्: because of burning/irritating nature
• विदाहित्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदाहित्व (प्रातिपदिक; भाव-प्रत्यय -त्व from विदाहिन्/विदाह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• वद्रधिः: vadradhi (a rapidly suppurating abscess)
• वद्रधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वद्रधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता/नाम

• सः: that (one)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• अभीधीयते: is called/denominated
• अभीधीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: 'is called')

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Naming and distinguishing conditions by observable qualities (quick suppuration, duṣṭa-rakta) reflects discriminative knowledge applied to the body.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka in the field of prakṛti; knowledge as a tool to reduce confusion (moha).

Application: Attend to early signs of inflammatory swellings; seek treatment; cultivate non-identification with bodily changes.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: body-external (surface swelling)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana medical descriptions of doṣṭa-rakta and vidradhi (general)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of the 'viparyaya' (reverse case) described here?

It provides a diagnostic contrast: external manifestation shows less pain but more visible elevation and discoloration, helping distinguish location and presentation.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It reinforces Garuda Purana’s instructional style—careful observation of embodied conditions—supporting the text’s wider teaching on impermanence and disciplined living.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not ignore painless but visibly enlarging swellings or unexplained discoloration; visible progression can be significant even when pain is mild.