Shloka 32

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

सदाहमूर्छाग्रस्तस्य प्रत्यहं वर्धते ज्वरः / इति ज्वरो ऽष्टधा दृष्टः समासाद्द्विबिधस्तु सः

Transliteration

sadāhamūrchāgrastasya pratyahaṃ vardhate jvaraḥ / iti jvaro 'ṣṭadhā dṛṣṭaḥ samāsāddvibidhastu saḥ

Translation

Pour celui qui est sans cesse saisi par la fièvre et l’évanouissement, la fièvre croît de jour en jour. Ainsi, la fièvre est observée sous huit formes ; en résumé, elle est de deux sortes.

Word by Word

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: always)

• ahamūrchāgrastasya: of one afflicted by burning and fainting
• ahamūrchāgrastasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrchā (प्रातिपदिक) + grasta (ग्रह् धातु, क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दाह-मूर्च्छा-ग्रस्तः = afflicted by burning and fainting)

• pratyaham: daily
• pratyaham: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; कालवाचक-अव्यय (every day)

• vardhate: increases
• vardhate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛdh (वृध् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• jvaraḥ: fever
• jvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/निगमनार्थक (quotative particle)

• jvaraḥ: fever
• jvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• aṣṭadhā: in eightfold manner
• aṣṭadhā: Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + dhā (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (in eight ways)

• dṛṣṭaḥ: is observed
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु) + kta (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (seen/observed)

• samāsāt: in summary / from the summary
• samāsāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (from/according to summary)

• dvibidhaḥ: twofold
• dvibidhaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (twofold)

• tu: however
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• saḥ: that (fever)
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Systematic observation and classification of disease as a means to right understanding and treatment.

Vedantic Theme: Viveka (discernment) applied to embodied experience; recognizing the body as a field of changing states.

Application: Track progression (daily increase), identify the type of fever, and seek appropriate regimen rather than ignoring recurrent symptoms.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.33-36 (fever typology; bodily/mental; doshic/seasonal factors)

FAQs

What is the importance of jvara (fever) in Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights fever as a systematically classified condition—described as eightfold, yet reducible to two main kinds—showing the text’s diagnostic, practical approach to suffering in embodied life.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it underscores that embodied experience includes illness and decline; such descriptions in the Garuda Purana often frame human life as fragile and encourage dharma-oriented living and spiritual preparation.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recognize worsening, persistent fever and fainting as serious; respond with timely care while using the teaching as a reminder to maintain disciplined living (dharma) and attentiveness to the body’s limits.