Shloka 17

Pāṇḍu-Śotha Nidāna: Doṣa-wise Signs, Complications, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

हारिद्रमूत्रनेत्रत्वं मुखं रक्तं शकृत्तथा / दाही विपाकतृष्णावान् भेकाभो दुर्बलेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

hāridramūtranetratvaṃ mukhaṃ raktaṃ śakṛttathā / dāhī vipākatṛṣṇāvān bhekābho durbalendriyaḥ

Translation

His urine and eyes turn yellowish; his face becomes red, and his stool too is abnormal. He suffers burning and digestive distress, tormented by intense thirst—frog-like in appearance, with weakened senses.

Word by Word

• हारिद्र: yellowish
• हारिद्र: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हारिद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• मूत्र: urine
• मूत्र: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• नेत्र: eye
• नेत्र: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• त्वम्: the condition of having yellow urine and eyes
• त्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—हारिद्र + मूत्र + नेत्र + त्व (तत्पुरुषः: ‘-ness/condition of…’)

• मुखम्: mouth/face
• मुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (√रञ्ज् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिकवत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शकृत्: stool
• शकृत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (also/likewise)

• दाही: burning (sensation)
• दाही: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• विपाक: indigestion/abnormal digestion
• विपाक: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• तृष्णावान्: having indigestion and thirst
• तृष्णावान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृष्णावत् (प्रातिपदिक; वत्-तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—विपाक + तृष्णावत् (समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समुच्चयार्थः: ‘with indigestion and thirst’)

• भेक: frog
• भेक: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• आभः: frog-like (in appearance)
• आभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—भेक + आभ (उपमान-तत्पुरुषः: ‘frog-like’)

• दुर्बल: weak
• दुर्बल: Samasa-purvapada (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद-रूपेण)

• इन्द्रियः: one with weak senses
• इन्द्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—दुर्बल + इन्द्रिय (बहुव्रीहिः: ‘one whose senses are weak’)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Discriminative knowledge (lakṣaṇa-jñāna) of disease signs enables right action; ignorance/neglect deepens suffering.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) applied to prakṛti’s transformations; the witness-self remains distinct from bodily affliction.

Application: Identify pitta-dominant jaundice signs (haridra-netra/mūtra, dāha, tṛṣṇā, vipāka) and pursue cooling, physician-guided care.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.16, 1.162.18 (kumbha-kāmalā progression); Garuda Purana 1.162.15 (advanced systemic signs)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

This verse uses vivid physical signs—burning, thirst, discoloration, weakened senses—to portray karmic consequences manifesting as suffering, warning the reader to avoid harmful actions that lead to such distress.

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

Even before post-death judgment themes, the text emphasizes that karma can ripen (vipāka) into tangible suffering in embodied life, preparing the listener to understand later descriptions of punishment and purification after death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Treat suffering as a prompt for self-correction: live ethically, avoid injuring others, and adopt disciplined conduct (dharma) so that one’s actions do not mature into avoidable pain for body and mind.