Shloka 21

Jvara-Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa: Causes, Doṣic Types, Āma/Nirāma Stages, and Prognosis of Fever

Devanagari script

अन्यत्र सन्निपातोत्थं यत्र पित्तं पृथक्स्थितम् / त्वचि कोष्ठे च वा दाहं विदधाति पुरो ऽनु वा

Transliteration

anyatra sannipātotthaṃ yatra pittaṃ pṛthaksthitam / tvaci koṣṭhe ca vā dāhaṃ vidadhāti puro 'nu vā

Translation

នៅករណីផ្សេងទៀត បើជំងឺកើតពីសាន់និបាត (sannipāta) ប៉ុន្តែពិត្ត (pitta) ត្រូវបានរកឃើញថាស្ថិតដោយឡែក វានឹងបង្កើតអារម្មណ៍ឆេះក្តៅ—ឬលើស្បែក ឬក្នុងពោះ—បង្ហាញខាងមុខ ឬតាមក្រោយ ក្នុងដំណើររបស់វា។

Word by Word

• anyatra: otherwise; except (in another case)
• anyatra: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/विषयवाचक (elsewhere/except)

• sannipātottham: arising from sannipāta
• sannipātottham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sannipāta (प्रातिपदिक) + uttha (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, ud√sthā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सन्निपातात् उत्थम्)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: where/when)

• pittam: pitta
• pittam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pṛthaksthitam: situated separately
• pṛthaksthitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय) + sthita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √sthā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः (पृथक्-स्थितम्)

• tvaci: in the skin
• tvaci: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvac (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• koṣṭhe: in the abdomen/trunk
• koṣṭhe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• dāham: burning sensation
• dāham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vidadhāti: produces; causes
• vidadhāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√dhā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• puraḥ: in front; beforehand
• puraḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (in front/before)

• anu: after; subsequently
• anu: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुगमन/अनुक्रमार्थक (after/along)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

Speaker

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

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Pitta

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Subtyping within complex disorders: even in mixed doṣa states, separately dominant pitta yields characteristic dāha patterns.

Vedantic Theme: Prakṛti’s patterned causality; knowledge reduces confusion (moha) in action.

Application: Track locus and progression of burning (skin vs abdomen; leading vs following) to tailor cooling measures and clinical decisions.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147.19 (pitta displacement and yellow eyes); Garuda Purana 1.147.20 (agni-loss prognosis)

FAQs

What is the importance of pitta and sannipāta in Garuda Purana?

This verse uses Ayurvedic doṣa language to classify disease: even within a mixed (sannipāta) condition, identifying pitta as separately dominant explains the key symptom—burning (dāha)—and its location.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey; it belongs to the Garuda Purana’s practical teachings on bodily disorders, focusing on symptom-location patterns of pitta-related burning.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a diagnostic pointer: burning sensations centered in skin or abdomen often indicate pitta-aggravation; seek appropriate cooling, balancing measures under qualified Ayurvedic guidance.