Shloka 17

Nidāna of Vātarakta and Āvaraṇa of Vāyu; Doṣa-wise Lakṣaṇas and Triphalā-Yoga Remedies

Devanagari script

एकदोषञ्च संसाध्यं याप्यञ्चैव द्विदोषजम् / त्रिदोषजन्त्यजेदाशु रक्तपित्तं सुदारुणम्

Transliteration

ekadoṣañca saṃsādhyaṃ yāpyañcaiva dvidoṣajam / tridoṣajantyajedāśu raktapittaṃ sudāruṇam

Translation

A disorder arising from a single doṣa is curable; one born of two doṣas is manageable, yet lingering. But a tridoṣa condition should be relinquished quickly as hard to cure; and raktapitta, exceedingly dreadful, is to be regarded as the most severe.

Word by Word

• एक-दोषम्: single-doṣa (case)
• एक-दोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—द्विगु (single-doṣa condition)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• संसाध्यम्: curable
• संसाध्यम्: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+साध् (धातु) → साध्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्त—तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे साध्य (curable; to be accomplished)

• याप्यम्: palliable/manageable
• याप्यम्: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याप्य (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (manageable/palliable)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• द्वि-दोष-जम्: arising from two doṣas
• द्वि-दोष-जम्: Visheshya (Qualifier of implied subject/विशेष्यविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (born of two doṣas)

• त्रि-दोष-जम्: arising from three doṣas
• त्रि-दोष-जम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + दोष (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (born of three doṣas)

• त्यजेत्: should abandon/avoid
• त्यजेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• रक्त-पित्तम्: raktapitta (bleeding disorder)
• रक्त-पित्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (blood and pitta disorder)

• सु-दारुणम्: very severe
• सु-दारुणम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; विशेषण (very severe)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Prognostic hierarchy: ekadoṣaja sādhyā, dvidoṣaja yāpya, tridoṣaja difficult; raktapitta as extremely severe.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka and vairāgya through realism: knowing limits of intervention and acting without delusion (yathārtha-jñāna).

Application: Triage and urgency: treat early single-doṣa disorders; manage chronic dual-doṣa carefully; recognize red-flag severity in tridoṣa and raktapitta and escalate care promptly.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.13-16 (symptom bases for doṣa identification leading into prognosis)

Characters & Entities

• Tridosha
• Raktapitta

FAQs

What is the importance of tridoṣa prognosis in Garuda Purana?

It classifies conditions by doṣa involvement and indicates expected curability, reflecting a traditional framework for assessing severity and treatment outlook.

How does this verse explain raktapitta?

It singles out raktapitta as ‘sudāruṇa’ (very dreadful), emphasizing it as a particularly dangerous bleeding-type disorder in the classical medical worldview.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

It encourages early attention to imbalances and recognizes that complex, multi-factor conditions often require sustained management and timely expert care.