Shloka 1

Raktapitta Nidāna and Cikitsā: Causes, Signs, Srotas-Spread, and Śodhana Priority

Devanagari script

सप्तचत्वारिंशदुत्तरशततमो ऽध्यायः धन्वन्तरिरुवाच / अथातो रक्तपित्तस्य निदानं प्रवदाम्यहम् / भृशोष्णतिक्तकट्वम्ललवणादिविदाहिभिः

Transliteration

saptacatvāriṃśaduttaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ dhanvantariruvāca / athāto raktapittasya nidānaṃ pravadāmyaham / bhṛśoṣṇatiktakaṭvamlalavaṇādividāhibhiḥ

Translation

第148章。ダンヴァンタリは言った。「いまよりラक्तピッタ（出血の病）の因を説こう。過度に熱を生むもの、苦味・辛味・酸味・塩味、また身を灼き刺激する諸因によって起こる。」

Word by Word

• सप्तचत्वारिंशदुत्तरशततमः: one hundred and forty-seventh (ordinal)
• सप्तचत्वारिंशदुत्तरशततमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त + चत्वारिंशत् + उत्तर + शत + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• धन्वन्तरिः: Dhanvantari
• धन्वन्तरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्तरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said/spoke
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपक्रमसूचक (then/now)

• अतः: thereupon/therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/अनन्तरार्थ (therefore/thereupon)

• रक्तपित्तस्य: of raktapitta (bleeding disorder)
• रक्तपित्तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्तपित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (रोगनाम), षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध

• निदानम्: cause/etiology
• निदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रवदामि: I will explain/speak forth
• प्रवदामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• भृशोष्णतिक्तकट्वम्ललवणादिविदाहिभिः: by very hot, bitter, pungent, sour, salty, etc., burning (foods/substances)
• भृशोष्णतिक्तकट्वम्ललवणादिविदाहिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृश + उष्ण + तिक्त + कटु + अम्ल + लवण + आदि + विदाहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/हेतु-निर्देश (instrumental: by/with)

Speaker

Dhanvantari

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Nidāna-parivarjana: avoiding causative factors (excess heat/irritants) to prevent disease.

Vedantic Theme: Sharira as an instrument (sādhana) requiring sattvic regulation; restraint (niyama) supports higher aims.

Application: Moderate intake of excessively heating/burning tastes and foods; observe bodily heat signs and adjust diet/seasonal regimen.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (contextual continuation of Ayurvedic section); Garuda Purana 1.148 (raktapitta nidāna-prakaraṇa)

Characters & Entities

• Dhanvantari
• Raktapitta

FAQs

What is the importance of raktapitta-nidāna in the Garuda Purana?

This verse opens a medical teaching where Dhanvantari states he will explain the causes of raktapitta, framing the condition as arising from aggravating, burning factors—especially dietary tastes and heat.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not address the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Purana’s Ayurvedic instruction, focusing on bodily causation (nidāna) rather than afterlife narrative.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Moderate overly heating and irritant foods (very spicy, sour, salty, bitter in excess) and avoid habits that create internal “burning,” aligning diet and lifestyle to prevent bleeding/aggravation conditions.