Shloka 12

Cikitsā-sāra: Doṣa Nidāna–Lakṣaṇa, Agni, Ajīrṇa/Āma Cikitsā, Daśamūla, and Prognostic Signs

Devanagari script

स्तैमित्यतृप्तिसङ्घातशोथशतिलगौरवम् / कण्डूनिद्राभियोगश्च लक्षणं कफसम्भवम्

Transliteration

staimityatṛptisaṅghātaśothaśatilagauravam / kaṇḍūnidrābhiyogaśca lakṣaṇaṃ kaphasambhavam

Translation

Lourdeur et lenteur, perte d’appétit (ou absence de satiété), sensation d’encombrement et de pesanteur, gonflement, relâchement des membres et pesanteur; avec démangeaisons et somnolence impérieuse—tels sont les signes issus de kapha.

Word by Word

• staimitya: stiffness, immobility
• staimitya: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: staimitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; in list as symptom-item)

• atṛpti: non-satiation, lack of satisfaction
• atṛpti: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-tṛpti (प्रातिपदिक; तृप् धातु + क्तिन्, नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (feminine, nominative/accusative singular; symptom-item)

• saṅghāta: congestion, aggregation
• saṅghāta: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṅghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, nominative/accusative singular; symptom-item)

• śotha: swelling, edema
• śotha: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śotha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (masculine, nominative/accusative singular; symptom-item)

• śatila: laxity, looseness
• śatila: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; symptom-item)

• gauravam: heaviness
• gauravam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; symptom-item)

• kaṇḍū: itching
• kaṇḍū: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇḍū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (feminine, nominative/accusative singular; symptom-item)

• nidrā: sleep
• nidrā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (feminine, nominative/accusative singular; symptom-item)

• abhiyogaḥ: attack, affliction, excessive occurrence
• abhiyogaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiyoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular; symptom-item)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• lakṣaṇam: (these are) the signs
• lakṣaṇam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (neuter, nominative singular)

• kaphasambhavam: arising from kapha
• kaphasambhavam: Karta (Subject-Complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kapha + sambhava (प्रातिपदिक; सम्भव = सम्+भू धातु + घञ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative singular; adjective qualifying lakṣaṇam)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vainateya)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Lakṣaṇa (signs) reveal doṣa-origin; kapha manifests as heaviness, swelling, itching, and sleepiness.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as a knowable field (kṣetra) with observable guṇas; discernment (viveka) begins with accurate seeing of conditions.

Application: Use symptom-clusters to identify kapha aggravation; adjust diet/lifestyle toward light, warming, drying measures and reduce sleep/daytime lethargy.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.168.14-16 (doṣa-dhātu-mala framework; definitions); Garuda Purana 1.168.13 (mixed doṣa recognition)

Characters & Entities

• Kapha

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha symptoms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse lists diagnostic markers of kapha imbalance—heaviness, sleepiness, itching, and swelling—showing the Purana’s practical Ayurvedic framework for identifying doṣa-based disorders.

How does this verse explain disease identification?

It ties specific observable signs (lakṣaṇa) to a causative doṣa (kapha), implying that treatment should address the underlying doṣic origin rather than only surface symptoms.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use the cluster of signs—lethargy, heaviness, excess sleep, itching, swelling—as a prompt to seek kapha-balancing habits and qualified Ayurvedic guidance.