Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सर्वेष्वपि त्रिदोषेषु व्यपदेशो ऽधिकस्ततः / वातेन कुष्ठं कापालं पित्तेनौदुम्बरं कफात्

Transliteration

sarveṣvapi tridoṣeṣu vyapadeśo 'dhikastataḥ / vātena kuṣṭhaṃ kāpālaṃ pittenaudumbaraṃ kaphāt

Translation

Among all conditions arising from the three doṣas, their classification is set forth in greater detail. From vāta arises the kuṣṭha called kāpāla; from pitta arises audumbara; and from kapha arises yet another type.

Word by Word

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (also/even)

• त्रिदोषेषु: in the three doṣas
• त्रिदोषेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रयः दोषाः)

• व्यपदेशः: designation/naming
• व्यपदेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अधिकः: greater/more
• अधिकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यपदेशः इति विशेषण

• ततः: therefore
• ततः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ (therefore/thereupon)

• वातेन: by vāta
• वातेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कुष्ठम्: kuṣṭha (leprosy)
• कुष्ठम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामनिर्देशे (as the disease-name)

• कापालम्: kāpāla (a type)
• कापालम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कापाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कुष्ठम् इति विशेषण/नाम

• पित्तेन: by pitta
• पित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• औदुम्बरम्: audumbara (a type)
• औदुम्बरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कुष्ठम् इति विशेषण/नाम

• कफात्: from kapha
• कफात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause-Source/हेतु-अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (due to/from kapha)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Specific kuṣṭha subtypes are attributed to dominant doṣa (vāta/pitta/kapha).

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa differentiation within prakṛti; knowledge (viveka) begins with accurate discernment of causes and categories.

Application: Identify doṣa predominance to guide diet, conduct, and treatment strategy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.164.6 (tri-doṣa and dual-doṣa causation); Garuda Purana 1.164.8-10 (further subtype listing and mahā-kuṣṭha enumeration)

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha
• Kuṣṭha

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa classification in Garuda Purana?

This verse frames kuṣṭha (skin disorders) as doṣa-based conditions, using Ayurvedic logic to categorize named disease-types by vāta, pitta, and kapha.

Does this verse describe the soul’s journey after death?

No—its focus is medical/diagnostic: it lists doṣa-based origins of specific kuṣṭha varieties rather than afterlife geography or Yama’s realm.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a reminder to address illness through root-cause balancing (vāta/pitta/kapha) and seek appropriate Ayurvedic guidance rather than treating only symptoms.