Shloka 8

Causes and Signs of Hṛdroga

Heart Disease) and Tṛṣṇā (Pathological Thirst

Devanagari script

वातात्पित्तात्कफात्तृष्णा सन्निपाताद्बलक्षयः / षष्ठी स्यादुपसर्गाच्च वातपित्ते च कारणम्

Transliteration

vātātpittātkaphāttṛṣṇā sannipātādbalakṣayaḥ / ṣaṣṭhī syādupasargācca vātapitte ca kāraṇam

Translation

ವಾತ, ಪಿತ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ಕಫದಿಂದ ತೃಷ್ಣೆ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ತ್ರಿದೋಷಗಳ ಸನ್ನಿಪಾತದಿಂದ ಬಲಕ್ಷಯ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಷಷ್ಠೀ ಜ್ವರವು ಉಪಸರ್ಗ (ಸಂಕ್ರಮಣ)ದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ; ವಾತ ಮತ್ತು ಪಿತ್ತವೂ ಅದರ ಕಾರಣಗಳು.

Word by Word

• वातात्: from vāta (wind-humor)
• वातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पित्तात्: from pitta (bile-humor)
• पित्तात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• कफात्: from kapha (phlegm-humor)
• कफात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तृष्णा: thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सन्निपातात्: from sannipāta (combined disorder)
• सन्निपातात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• बलक्षयः: loss of strength
• बलक्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल + क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (बलस्य क्षयः)

• षष्ठी: the sixth case (genitive)
• षष्ठी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्ठी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विभक्तिनाम (genitive case)

• स्यात्: would be / should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• उपसर्गात्: from a preverb/prefix
• उपसर्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

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

• वातपित्ते: in vāta and pitta (together)
• वातपित्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात + पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• कारणम्: cause
• कारणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, within a didactic medical/diagnostic passage)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata/Pitta/Kapha

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Doṣa-vikṛti (vāta/pitta/kapha) and sannipāta as causal explanation for thirst and bala-kṣaya; recognition of upasarga (contagion) as etiological factor.

Vedantic Theme: Deha as anitya and upādhi; discernment (viveka) begins with accurate knowledge of bodily conditions.

Application: Observe doṣa-aggravating habits; treat fever/thirst early; reduce contagion exposure; seek balancing regimen for vāta-pitta and prevent sannipāta.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.154 (Ayurveda/roga-nidāna section): doṣa theory, tṛṣṇā and jvara etiologies

Characters & Entities

• Vata
• Pitta
• Kapha
• Sannipata
• Upasarga

FAQs

What does this Garuda Purana verse say about the causes of thirst (tṛṣṇā)?

It links morbid thirst to doṣic disturbance—vāta, pitta, and kapha—indicating a physiological imbalance rather than a purely external cause.

How does this verse explain weakness (balakṣaya) in disease?

It states that when all three doṣas combine in sannipāta, the result is depletion of strength, implying a more severe systemic condition.

What practical application does this teaching have today?

It encourages early attention to thirst and fatigue as signs of imbalance, and recognizes contagion (upasarga) as a real cause—supporting both preventive hygiene and balanced living.