Shloka 25

Rajayakshma Nidana: Causes, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

शुकवर्णाभकण्ठत्वं स्निग्धोष्णोपशमो ऽनिलात् / पित्तात्तालुगले दाहः शोषो भवति सन्ततम्

Transliteration

śukavarṇābhakaṇṭhatvaṃ snigdhoṣṇopaśamo 'nilāt / pittāttālugale dāhaḥ śoṣo bhavati santatam

Translation

Par le dérèglement de vāta (le vent) naissent une pâleur blanchâtre et une sécheresse de la gorge, soulagées par des remèdes onctueux et réchauffants. Par le dérèglement de pitta surviennent brûlure du palais et de la gorge, et une dessiccation continue.

Word by Word

• शुकवर्णाभकण्ठत्वम्: the state of having a parrot-colored (greenish) throat
• शुकवर्णाभकण्ठत्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक-वर्ण-आभ-कण्ठ-त्व (प्रातिपदिक; समासान्त-त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शुकवर्णस्य आभा यस्य कण्ठः तस्य भावः)

• स्निग्धोष्णोपशमः: relief of unctuousness and heat
• स्निग्धोष्णोपशमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्निग्ध-उष्ण-उपशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व/समाहार-पूर्वपद + तत्पुरुषः (स्निग्धता-उष्णता-उपशमः)

• अनिलात्: from vāta (wind-doṣa)
• अनिलात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पित्तात्: from pitta
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तालुगले: in the palate and throat
• तालुगले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालु-गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (तालु च गलः)

• दाहः: burning sensation
• दाहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शोषः: dryness/consumption
• शोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवति: occurs/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सन्ततम्: constantly
• सन्ततम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सन्तत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-vikṛti is inferred through specific signs; appropriate upaśaya (palliative measures) indicates causation.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s guṇas and bodily doṣas are objects of knowledge; the witnessing self remains distinct from bodily change.

Application: Use symptom-patterns (vāta: pallor/dryness relieved by unctuous-warm; pitta: burning and persistent dryness) to guide diet, regimen, and treatment choices.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.152 (doṣa-lakṣaṇa context); Garuda Purana 1.153 (arocaka nidāna continues the diagnostic thread)

Characters & Entities

• Vata (Anila)
• Pitta

FAQs

What is the importance of vāta and pitta symptoms in this Garuda Purana verse?

This verse distinguishes vāta- and pitta-based throat conditions by hallmark signs—paleness/dryness for vāta and burning/continuous dryness for pitta—showing a diagnostic, Ayurveda-aligned approach within the Purana.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly describe the soul’s post-death journey; instead, it focuses on embodied symptoms and doshic causation, indirectly emphasizing that right conduct includes caring for the body as a support for dharma.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the symptom-pattern: burning in palate/throat suggests pitta aggravation, while pale/dry throat suggests vāta—prompting timely lifestyle and dietary correction and seeking qualified Ayurvedic guidance.