Shloka 7

Visarpa Nidāna-Lakṣaṇa

Causes, Types, and Prognosis of Rapidly Spreading Eruptive Disorders

Devanagari script

सन्निपातसमुत्थाश्च सर्वलिङ्गसमन्विताः / स्वदोषलिङ्गैश्चीयन्ते सर्वैः स्फोटैरुपेक्षिताः / ते ऽपि स्वेदान्विमुञ्चति बिभ्रतो व्रणलक्षणम्

Transliteration

sannipātasamutthāśca sarvaliṅgasamanvitāḥ / svadoṣaliṅgaiścīyante sarvaiḥ sphoṭairupekṣitāḥ / te 'pi svedānvimuñcati bibhrato vraṇalakṣaṇam

Translation

ಸನ್ನಿಪಾತದಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸುವ (ಸ್ಫೋಟಗಳು) ಎಲ್ಲ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿರುತ್ತವೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ದೋಷಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಂದ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ; ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಅವನ್ನು ಕೇವಲ ಬೊಬ್ಬೆಗಳೆಂದು ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಯಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೂ ಅವು ಬೆವರಿನಂತ ದ್ರವವನ್ನು ಹೊರಸೂಸಿ ವ್ರಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ।

Word by Word

• सन्निपातसमुत्थाः: arising from sannipāta (combined doṣas)
• सन्निपातसमुत्थाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सन्निपात + समुत्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to sphoṭāḥ/visarpāḥ implied); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (सम्+उत्+स्था धातोः क्त)

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

• सर्वलिङ्गसमन्विताः: endowed with all signs
• सर्वलिङ्गसमन्विताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + लिङ्ग + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्व-लिङ्गैः समन्विताः)

• स्वदोषलिङ्गैः: by the signs of their own doṣa(s)
• स्वदोषलिङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + दोष + लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य दोषस्य लिङ्गैः)

• चीयन्ते: increase; become aggravated
• चीयन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; धातु: चि (चिनोति/चीयते = accumulate/increase)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to स्फोटैः)

• स्फोटैः: by blisters/eruptions
• स्फोटैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• उपेक्षिताः: neglected; left untreated
• उपेक्षिताः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + ईक्ष् (धातु) → उपेक्षित (कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त (past passive participle); विशेषण

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चयार्थक (also/even)

• स्वेदान्: sweats; perspiration
• स्वेदान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), बहुवचन

• विमुञ्चति: releases; discharges
• विमुञ्चति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन (पाठे ‘विमुञ्चति’); धातु: मुच् (to release)

• बिभ्रतः: of those bearing/manifesting
• बिभ्रतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृ (धातु) → बिभ्रत् (शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन/बहुवचन-सम्भाव्य; वर्तमानकाले शतृ (present active participle)

• व्रणलक्षणम्: the features of an ulcer/wound
• व्रणलक्षणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (व्रणस्य लक्षणम्)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Medical Ayurveda

Dosha: Vata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sannipāta pathology is multi-sign and easily misjudged; heed subtle indicators (oozing, vraṇa-lakṣaṇa) rather than dismissing appearances.

Vedantic Theme: Avidyā as misapprehension: superficial seeing leads to error; right knowledge requires careful discernment beyond first impressions.

Application: Do not ignore mixed-doṣa eruptions as simple blisters; assess for wound-features and exudation to triage severity and prevent complications.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.163.7 (sannipāta visarpa; warning against upakṣepa/upekṣā—neglect)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of sannipāta (combined doṣas) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that sannipāta conditions show mixed, comprehensive symptoms, making them harder to dismiss as minor and requiring careful recognition of doṣa-specific signs.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Here the Garuda Purana is in its instructional mode on bodily afflictions rather than afterlife geography; it teaches discernment of suffering through correct diagnosis, which supports dharmic living and care of the body as a vehicle for practice.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Do not ignore complex, mixed-symptom conditions as “minor”; assess patterns carefully and seek timely treatment, especially when symptoms resemble wound-like progression.