Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

श्वासकासातिसारार्शोजठरप्रदरज्वराः / विष्टम्भालस्यकच्छर्दिहिक्कापाण्डुविसर्पकम्

Transliteration

śvāsakāsātisārārśojaṭharapradarajvarāḥ / viṣṭambhālasyakacchardihikkāpāṇḍuvisarpakam

Translation

Certains provoquent l’enflure dans les parties supérieures; d’autres en bas, dans la région de la vessie; ceux qui siègent au milieu la causent dans la zone médiane. Lorsqu’elle envahit tous les membres, on l’appelle « du corps entier »; lorsqu’elle se répand partout, « tout‑pénétrante »; et elle peut encore se mouvoir au dehors et au dedans, selon le lieu où elle demeure.

Word by Word

• श्वासकासातिसारार्शोजठरप्रदरज्वराः: dyspnea, cough, diarrhea, piles, abdominal disease, discharge, fevers
• श्वासकासातिसारार्शोजठरप्रदरज्वराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वास (प्रातिपदिक) + कास (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिसार (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्शस्/अर्श (प्रातिपदिक) + जठर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदर (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर/समाहार-द्वन्द्व-प्रायः (रोगनामसमूहः)

• विष्टम्भालस्यकच्छर्दिहिक्कापाण्डुविसर्पकम्: constipation/obstruction, lethargy, vomiting, hiccup, anemia, erysipelas-like spreading disease
• विष्टम्भालस्यकच्छर्दिहिक्कापाण्डुविसर्पकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + आलस्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कच्छर्दि (प्रातिपदिक) + हिक्का (प्रातिपदिक) + पाण्डु (प्रातिपदिक) + विसर्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (रोगनामसमूहः)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Mixed

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Śotha is associated with multiple systemic disorders (respiratory, GI, fever, anemia-like states, skin spread), implying interconnected pathology across srotas (channels).

Vedantic Theme: Interdependence within prakṛti’s guṇas and bodily systems; discernment (viveka) through correct classification reduces suffering.

Application: Recognize swelling as potentially systemic; assess co-morbid symptoms (dyspnea, cough, diarrhea, piles, fever, vomiting, hiccup, pallor, spreading eruptions) and seek comprehensive treatment.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162 (śotha-prakaraṇa: associated vyādhis and systemic spread)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of classifying swelling by location in the Garuda Purana?

It gives a traditional framework to recognize patterns—upper, lower (basti region), middle, or generalized—so the condition is understood by its seat and spread.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

By highlighting how suffering ‘pervades’ according to its āśraya (seat), it mirrors the puranic idea that experiences in embodied life follow specific causes and conditions, which rituals and dharma aim to purify.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Track where symptoms begin and how they spread, seek timely care, and adopt stabilizing routines (sleep, diet, moderation) traditionally recommended for vāta imbalance.