Shloka 26

Udara-roga Nidāna: Causes, Doṣa-Types, Spleen/Liver Enlargement, and Udakodara

Devanagari script

श्वासकासपिपासास्यवैरस्याध्मानकज्वरैः / पाण्डुत्वमूर्छाछर्दित्वग्दाहमोहैश्च संयुतः

Transliteration

śvāsakāsapipāsāsyavairasyādhmānakajvaraiḥ / pāṇḍutvamūrchācharditvagdāhamohaiśca saṃyutaḥ

Translation

He becomes afflicted with breathlessness and cough, thirst and dryness of the mouth, loss of taste, bloating and fever; and is also beset with pallor, fainting, vomiting, burning of the skin, and bewilderment.

Word by Word

• श्वासकासपिपासास्यवैरस्याध्मानकज्वरैः: with dyspnea, cough, thirst, dryness of mouth, tastelessness, bloating, and fever
• श्वासकासपिपासास्यवैरस्याध्मानकज्वरैः: Karana (Instrument/association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + कास (प्रातिपदिक) + पिपासा (प्रातिपदिक) + आस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वैरस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आध्मानक (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-समाहार-द्वन्द्व, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘-ैः’ द्वारा करण-प्रयोग

• पाण्डुत्वमूर्छाछर्दित्वग्दाहमोहैः: with pallor, fainting, vomiting, skin-burning, burning sensation, and delusion
• पाण्डुत्वमूर्छाछर्दित्वग्दाहमोहैः: Karana (Instrument/association/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + मूर्छा (प्रातिपदिक) + छर्दि (प्रातिपदिक) + त्वक् (प्रातिपदिक) + दाह (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संयुतः: endowed/afflicted (associated)
• संयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Unchecked disorder spreads across systems; heed early warnings and live with moderation to prevent avoidable duḥkha.

Vedantic Theme: Duḥkha as spur to viveka; the body’s fragility underscores the distinction between ātman and upādhi.

Application: Treat breathlessness/cough with urgency when paired with fever, fainting, burning, and confusion; avoid self-neglect and seek integrated care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.161 (symptomatology lists; systemic complications of vāta/āmadoṣa and obstruction)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of describing disease symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists specific afflictions to show that harmful actions can mature into concrete suffering, making karma intelligible through observable bodily and mental distress.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

By linking inner moral causality to outward suffering (moha, mūrchā, tvak-dāha), it supports the text’s broader theme that the jīva experiences results of deeds through embodied conditions before and around death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a prompt for ethical self-audit and disciplined living—reduce harmful conduct, cultivate sattvic habits, and perform remedial dharmic acts (dāna, japa, seva) to lessen karmic distress.