Shloka 30

Devanagari script

कोपात्कोपे ऽपि पित्तस्य यौ तु शापाभिचारजौ / सन्निपातज्वरौ घोरौ तावसह्यतमौ मतौ

Transliteration

kopātkope 'pi pittasya yau tu śāpābhicārajau / sannipātajvarau ghorau tāvasahyatamau matau

Translation

ക്രോധം മൂലം പിത്തപ്രകോപം ഉണ്ടായാലും, ശാപജന്യവും അഭിചാരജന്യവും ആയ രണ്ടു ഭീകര സന്നിപാതജ്വരങ്ങൾ—ഇരുവരും അത്യന്തം അസഹ്യമെന്നു കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു.

Word by Word

• कोपात्: from anger
• कोपात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कोपे: in anger
• कोपे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); ‘even/also’

• पित्तस्य: of pitta (bile-humor)
• पित्तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यौ: which two
• यौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• शापाभिचारजौ: born of curse and sorcery
• शापाभिचारजौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाप + अभिचार + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-पूर्वपद (शाप-अभिचार) + ‘ज’ (…born)

• सन्निपातज्वरौ: the two sannipāta fevers
• सन्निपातज्वरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निपात + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सन्निपातस्य ज्वरौ)

• घोरौ: terrible
• घोरौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• असह्यतमौ: most unbearable
• असह्यतमौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असह्य + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; तमप्-प्रत्ययान्त (superlative)

• मतौ: are considered
• मतौ: Kriya-visheshana/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (कृदन्त; √मन् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘considered/held to be’

Speaker

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

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Adharmic forces (śāpa, abhicāra) and inner passions (kopa) can precipitate severe systemic suffering framed as sannipāta-jvara.

Vedantic Theme: Kleśa (inner affliction) as a condition for duḥkha; ethical and mental purification reduce vulnerability to suffering.

Application: Avoid anger escalation; maintain protective/ethical conduct to prevent conflict leading to curses/hostile rites; treat severe fever as emergency requiring comprehensive intervention.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.147 (śāpa/abhicāra-janya roga; sannipāta-jvara)

FAQs

What is the importance of sannipāta-jvara in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights sannipāta-jvara (tridoṣic fever) as extremely severe, especially when linked to spiritual causes like a curse (śāpa) or sorcery (abhicāra), underscoring that some illnesses are viewed as both physiological and karmic/spiritual in origin.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly, it suggests that suffering in embodied life can have moral or unseen causes (śāpa/abhicāra), aligning with the Garuda Purana’s broader theme that experiences—including afflictions—may reflect past actions and unseen influences affecting the jīva’s journey.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Manage anger and pitta-aggravating habits, and when facing unexplained or extreme distress, combine practical care with ethical living and spiritual grounding (prayer, restraint, charity), reflecting the text’s integrated view of body, mind, and unseen causes.