Shloka 16

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

Devanagari script

कफे स्तैमित्यगुरुता सुप्तिस्निग्धत्वशीतता / कण्डूर्मन्दा च रुग्द्बन्द्वं सर्वलिङ्गञ्च संकरात्

Transliteration

kaphe staimityagurutā suptisnigdhatvaśītatā / kaṇḍūrmandā ca rugdbandvaṃ sarvaliṅgañca saṃkarāt

Translation

Quand kapha prédomine, apparaissent inertie et lourdeur, somnolence, onctuosité et froideur. La démangeaison est légère, et les douleurs se présentent en paires mêlées—en vérité, par le mélange des doṣa, tous les signes peuvent surgir ensemble.

Word by Word

• कफे: in (disorder of) kapha
• कफे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• स्तैमित्य-गुरुता: sluggishness and heaviness
• स्तैमित्य-गुरुता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तैमित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (sluggishness and heaviness)

• सुप्ति-स्निग्धत्व-शीतता: numbness, oiliness, and coldness
• सुप्ति-स्निग्धत्व-शीतता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + स्निग्धत्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शीतता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (numbness, oiliness, and coldness)

• कण्डूः: itching
• कण्डूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्डू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मन्दा: mild/slow
• मन्दा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (mild/slow)

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

• रुग्-द्वन्द्वम्: alternating/paired pains
• रुग्-द्वन्द्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुज्/रुग् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वन्द्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (alternating/paired pains)

• सर्व-लिङ्गम्: having all (symptoms)
• सर्व-लिङ्गम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; विशेषण (having all signs)

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

• संकरात्: from mixture/combination
• संकरात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kapha-lakṣaṇa and the principle of saṅkara (doṣa-mixture) producing composite symptom pictures.

Vedantic Theme: Causality through saṃyoga (combination) and pariṇāma (transformation): effects vary with mixtures, urging careful discrimination.

Application: Do not overfit a single-doṣa diagnosis when symptoms are mixed; assess heaviness/cold/oiliness as kapha markers while considering combined pathology.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.167.13-15 (single-doṣa symptom sets); Garuda Purana 1.167.17 (single vs dual vs tri-doṣa prognosis)

Characters & Entities

• Kapha
• Doshas

FAQs

What is the importance of Kapha symptoms in Garuda Purana?

This verse lists diagnostic signs of Kapha dominance—heaviness, coldness, drowsiness and itching—showing that the Purana also preserves practical Ayurvedic nidāna (symptom-knowledge).

How does this verse explain the role of mixed doṣas (saṅkara)?

It notes that when doṣas mix, symptoms can overlap, so ‘all signs’ may appear together rather than in a single clear doṣa pattern.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a traditional checklist for Kapha aggravation and remember that mixed symptoms may indicate combined imbalances rather than a single cause.