Shloka 27

Rajayakshma Nidana: Causes, Pathogenesis, Symptoms, and Prognosis

Devanagari script

धूमायतीव चात्यर्थमुदेति श्लेष्मलक्षणम् / कृच्छ्रसाध्याः क्षयाश्चात्र सर्वैरल्पञ्च वर्जयेत्

Transliteration

dhūmāyatīva cātyarthamudeti śleṣmalakṣaṇam / kṛcchrasādhyāḥ kṣayāścātra sarvairalpañca varjayet

Translation

カパの徴が過度に現れ、煙のように立ちのぼるとき、クシャヤ（消耗の病）は治し難くなる。そのような時は、害となる食や習いを、たとえ少量でも万人が避けるべきである。

Word by Word

• धूमायति: smokes/appears smoky
• धूमायति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धूमाय् (धातु; नामधातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparative/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively
• अत्यर्थम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

• उदेति: arises/manifests
• उदेति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• श्लेष्मलक्षणम्: a sign of kapha (phlegm)
• श्लेष्मलक्षणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेष्म-लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd; contextually subject), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्लेष्मस्य लक्षणम्)

• कृच्छ्रसाध्याः: difficult to cure
• कृच्छ्रसाध्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृच्छ्र-साध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (क्षयाः)

• क्षयाः: cases of consumption
• क्षयाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अत्र: here/in this condition
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सर्वैः: by all (means)/entirely
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; (हेतौ/सह) क्रियासंबन्धः

• अल्पम्: small quantity/scant (food etc.)
• अल्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (वर्जयेत्)

• च: and
• च: Discourse (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृज्/वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: When pathology becomes intense and hard to cure, disciplined avoidance (varjana) becomes essential.

Vedantic Theme: Aparigraha/saṃyama-like restraint applied to bodily inputs; mastery over senses supports higher aims.

Application: In severe kapha/kṣaya states, strictly avoid even small amounts of harmful foods/behaviors; prioritize convalescent regimen and medical supervision.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.152.26 (kṣaya prognosis); Garuda Purana 1.153 (nidāna and management logic continues)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda
• Kapha (Śleṣman)
• Kṣaya (consumption/wasting disease)

FAQs

What is the importance of kapha (śleṣman) signs in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats excessive kapha-like symptoms as a serious prognostic indicator, warning that they can lead toward wasting conditions that are hard to treat.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing bodily decline and difficult-to-cure wasting disease, it highlights the urgency of disciplined living and timely care before deterioration accelerates toward death.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If symptoms intensify and resemble heavy congestion or systemic decline, adopt stricter restraint—avoid even small triggers (dietary or behavioral) and seek appropriate medical guidance early.