Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

सामान्यहेतुः शोथानां दोषजातो विशेषतः / व्याधिः कर्मोपवासादिक्षीणस्य भवति द्रुतम्

Transliteration

sāmānyahetuḥ śothānāṃ doṣajāto viśeṣataḥ / vyādhiḥ karmopavāsādikṣīṇasya bhavati drutam

Translation

The general cause of swellings (śotha) is, in particular, the disturbance born of deranged bodily doṣas. The disease swiftly manifests in one weakened by overexertion, fasting, and other depleting practices.

Word by Word

• सामान्यहेतुः: general cause
• सामान्यहेतुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सामान्यस्य हेतुः)

• शोथानाम्: of swellings
• शोथानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• दोषजातः: arising from doṣas
• दोषजातः: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + जात (कृदन्त; √जन् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दोषेभ्यः जातः); भूतकृदन्तः (क्त)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• व्याधिः: disease
• व्याधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कर्मोपवासादिक्षीणस्य: of one weakened by work, fasting, etc.
• कर्मोपवासादिक्षीणस्य: Adhikarana (Locus/Context; ‘of one who is…’/अधिकरण-प्राय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + उपवास (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीण (कृदन्त; √क्षि धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कर्म-उपवास-आदि (समाहार/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः) + क्षीण; भूतकृदन्तः (क्त) ‘क्षीण’

• भवति: becomes/arises
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Depletion (kṣaya) from overexertion/fasting predisposes the body to doṣa-derangement and rapid disease manifestation.

Vedantic Theme: Body as an instrument (śarīra-sādhana) requiring balanced maintenance for higher aims; moderation supports sattva.

Application: Avoid excessive fasting and overexertion; preserve strength while undertaking vows; seek early care when swelling appears after depletion.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162 (Ayurveda/roga-nidāna context: doṣa-kṣaya and śotha)

FAQs

What is the importance of doṣas in Garuda Purana’s explanation of disease?

This verse states that swelling (śotha) generally arises from doṣa-derangement, making doṣa balance the core diagnostic lens.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the after-death journey here; it teaches embodied causation—how weakening habits can quickly produce illness in life.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Avoid depletion through excessive work and harsh fasting; prioritize balanced routines that prevent doṣa aggravation and weakness.