Shloka 32

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

Devanagari script

सिग्धस्तु मर्दनैः शाम्येद्रात्रावल्पो दिवा महान् / त्वक्सर्षपविलिप्ते च तस्मिंश्चिमिचिमायते

Transliteration

sigdhastu mardanaiḥ śāmyedrātrāvalpo divā mahān / tvaksarṣapavilipte ca tasmiṃścimicimāyate

Translation

「シグダ」と呼ばれる病は按摩によって鎮まる。夜は軽く、昼は重い。また皮膚に芥子（からし種）を塗ると、その部位にちくちくとした刺激が起こる。

Word by Word

• सिग्धः: unctuous, oily
• सिग्धः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शोथस्य/रोगस्य)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मर्दनैः: by massages/rubbings
• मर्दनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• शाम्येत्: would subside, would calm down
• शाम्येत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (वैदिक/प्रयोगः: रात्रौ)

• अल्पः: small, mild
• अल्पः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सिग्धः/शोथः)

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिवा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (time-adverb)

• महान्: great, severe
• महान्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सिग्धः/शोथः)

• त्वक्सर्षपविलिप्ते: when smeared with mustard on the skin
• त्वक्सर्षपविलिप्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वक् (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्षप (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-√लिप् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (त्वक्-सर्षपेन विलिप्ते = smeared with mustard on the skin) भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• तस्मिन्: in that (state/spot)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चिमिचिमायते: tingles, pricks
• चिमिचिमायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चिमि (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; देश्य/अनुकरणधातु-प्रयोगः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Therapeutic reasoning: mardana (massage) pacifies; diurnal variation informs management; topical agents can provoke predictable sensations.

Vedantic Theme: Yukti (reasoned application) and pratyakṣa (observation) as valid means within embodied life.

Application: Use massage/unctuous rubbing for relief; monitor day-night severity; test topical mustard cautiously due to irritant/tingling response.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.162.30–31 (vāta symptomatology preceding management); Garuda Purana 1.162.33–34 (pitta symptomatology for contrast)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of disease-signs and remedies in Garuda Purana?

This verse treats specific bodily conditions as recognizable signs with practical upāyas (like massage and topical applications), reflecting the text’s concern with identifying and managing suffering in the preta-related narrative context.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in Garuda Purana?

Indirectly: by describing bodily afflictions and their observable patterns, it frames the embodied state as a field of duḥkha and omens—background material used in the Purana’s broader teaching on death, post-death transitions, and ritual preparedness.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Observe symptom patterns (worse by day, milder at night), use gentle massage where appropriate, and treat topical irritants cautiously; combine such practical care with dharmic living and timely ritual preparedness emphasized in the Garuda Purana.